Thomas Dart, Partner, Family Law
Are there any similarities between the Olympics and the family law court system? Well…..if you are caught up in a family law dispute with your life long partner, you may think so. What are the differences?
There is competition – many times, particularly if you are in court, the
David Harris-Lowe, Associate, Family Law.
When you separate one of the things you should add to your bucket list is when to get a new Will. The real question is when and it may be sooner than you think depending the following and other considerations:
a) Are you married or were you living in
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
As more and more “baby boomers” approach their retirement years and more spouses have separated or divorced, when compared with earlier generations, a question that may be asked with greater frequency could be: “If I retire, will my spousal support obligation to my former
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
Increasingly over the past 10-15 years the courts have been inundated with family law cases. This has caused a considerable backlog of court cases, generating needless delay and expense for separating couples attempting to resolve their family law issues (child custody, child support, spousal
By Douglas J. Manning, Partner, Certified Specialist in Family Law
A divorce ends a marriage but when children are involved parents still have to remain in communication with each other. You can divorce your spouse, but you can’t be divorced from your kids’ other parent.
However, the reality is that often the last person
By Andrew Ain, Partner
There are many situations where an individual may wish to change their name, marriage being the most common of these. After marriage, many new spouses presume that their nuptials are the only requirement needed to allow them to legally adopt the other spouse’s surname. While many may proceed unhindered by
A Guest Blog by Joanne McPhail
When shareholders are negotiating the terms of a Shareholders Agreement, often we will discuss whether to add their spouses as parties. The reason for this is that for sections of the agreement, like the death buy/sell or the marital breakdown provisions, we often want to have the spouses of