Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

A row involving a billionaire businessman, who was accused of using diplomatic immunity to avoid divorce proceedings, was reignited this week.

A judge has ordered a father convicted of violent crimes to only have indirect contact with his three children, and has told the London Borough of Newham that it must keep a watchful eye on the youngsters.

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to increase the cost of divorce fees from Monday.

A Judge this week awarded a woman – who had previously given up a career to become a “full-time mum” – 90 per cent of the family’s fortune.

A family judge has taken the rare step of awarding a 10-year-old boy damages for breaches of his human rights whilst in local authority care.

A millionaire businessman has been ordered to give around a third of his fortune to his ex-wife following a High Court divorce battle.

The number of couples filing for divorce within the first 13 years of marriage fell during the noughties, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggests. 

Celebrities Madonna and Guy Ritchie are locked in an ongoing London legal battle over who should have custody of their 15-year old son, Rocco.

The former wife of a wealthy businessman is pursuing legal proceedings in an attempt to prevent him from spending their multi-million pound fortune.

Couples involved in multi-million pound divorce settlements who have seen details of their private lives and wealth widely publicised might have grounds for a legal challenge, a senior judge has suggested.

Another problem has been identified with an online form that was previously used in family law proceedings.

The children of Slovakian parents have been put up for adoption in the latest period of what the judge described as the family’s “sad and disturbing” history.