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Appealing a Consent Order

updated 10 May 2024 Appealing or setting aside Consent Orders is one of the most specialised areas of Family Law. We are one of the leading firms of lawyers specialising in appealing Consent Order or Setting Aside Consent Order and we have extensive experience of successfully challenging Consent Orders. The following links explain how to […]

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What is a Consent Order

updated 10 May 2024 Marriage creates financial obligations towards one another. These obligations don’t end just because you get a divorce. A divorce only ends the marriage contract. It doesn’t deal with finances or splitting assets. The finances following divorce are a separate matter and these are called Financial Remedy proceedings. Many Financial Remedy claims […]

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Divorce Petition fee unchanged at £593

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed details of which court and tribunal fees, including those for family proceedings, which will increase in May 2024. One piece of good news is that the application fee for a divorce, currently £593, will not increase. A consultation paper ‘Implementing increases to selected court and tribunal fees’ was published […]

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Romance Fraud Rises During Lockdown

Romance fraud, the act of approaching unsuspecting people looking for love on dating websites or apps with the aim of tricking them out of either money or enough personal information to steal their identity, has risen significantly during lockdown

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What is the Barder Principle

The case of Barder shows the rare circumstances in which a divorce award can be varied after it has been made. In the case of Barder, the wife received a settlement which provided for her and her two children