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Agreements and Fairness In Divorce
In this country, the starting point for agreements reached after marriage (so called postnuptial settlements) is that they are legally enforceable. However, the Courts have the power to vary the terms of them. A postnuptial settlement can, of course, be one of two things, namely, a mirror...
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GOOD SENSE
It has recently been reported that new census figures confirm Tameside is one of the places people are most likely to divorce and Manchester (unsurprisingly?) is one of the most likely places for a person to enter a civil partnership. Just over 54% of people in the Greater Manchester area...
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FOSTER CARE
The recent conduct of a local government Child Care Services has, following the removal of a brother and two sisters from their care due to membership of UKIP, been rightly criticised. The Children Act 1989 was brought in to put children at the heart of all processes be it a private law...
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A CHANGE TO THE COLLECTION OF CHILD SUPPORT
From October 2013, there is a slightly different scheme for the calculation of child support. It was calculated by reference before to a set percentage of income. However, the change is that it will now apply to gross income as opposed to net income. The intention is that parents should pay...
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FIXED FEES
Followers of these blogs will note that Marie Whittaker and myself some time ago launched our range of fixed fees in Family Law Proceedings. Publicity has recently been sought by a well known national supermarket/grocer who have decided to enter into the legal services market to...
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