Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

A Judge has refused a man’s request for a divorce case to be heard behind closed doors, emphasising it is important that justice is seen to be done.

A leading wealth management business has warned that divorced people may have to head back to court over their pensions thanks to a lack of clarity in the recent reforms.

A High Court Judge has ruled that a baby girl conceived through surrogacy should be placed with her father and his male partner after her biological mother was deemed “homophobic”.

A broker has been accused of hacking into his ex-wife’s emails during an acrimonious divorce battle.

A woman whose relationship broke down has failed in her bid to secure a share of her former home.

Children of divorce fare better when they spend time with both their parents, according to a new study.

April marks the first anniversary of the family justice reforms, heralded by the president of the Family Division Sir James Munby as the start of a ‘cultural revolution’.

A senior clergyman has been criticised by the family courts, who have concluded that he failed to disclose “significant resources” during his divorce proceedings.

HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) has confirmed its plans for the handling of divorce work within the Family Court to Family Law Week.

Divorcees planning to retire expect to get £2,100 less a year in retirement income compared to those who have never suffered a marriage breakdown.

Britain’s most senior woman judge has called for a major overhaul of the country’s divorce laws.

The legalisation of gay marriage a year ago was a welcome development, but homosexuals who wed do not yet enjoy the same rights as married heterosexuals, the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said.