Same-sex couples will be allowed to marry in England and Wales after Government proposals became law. The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Bill has received Royal Assent from the Queen, who is also Supreme Governor of…
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In popular media, the jurisdiction of England and Wales is frequently touted as being the “divorce capital of the world”.
The new “gross income scheme” was introduced on 10 December 2012, for a minority of test cases, involving applicants with four or more children with the same None Resident Parent (NRP.) It is likely to be introduced on a sliding scale in due course to applicants with three children and so forth. There is no set timetable for this. Anyone that does not meet the current criteria will slot into the “net income” scheme immediately below.
Withy King’s Family team has today welcomed Government plans to strengthen the rights of contact to children for separating and divorced couples. In its response to the Family Justice Review, chaired by David Norgrove,…
Patrick Hart, family partner and head of the Family Wealth department, is quoted in the sixth edition of the Law Society’s Probate Practitioner’s Handbook.
Whilst Royds is probably best known for all its commercial work, a significant part of the business is involved in serving the needs of private individuals – whether they are senior executives working in…
Royds, the 17 partner City law firm, announces significant changes to its family and private client teams with the appointment of Chris Hall as private client partner and the consolidation of the family, private…