Pre-Nups Breaking news…
This morning, we in the family team are eagerly awaiting the judgement in the landmark Pre-Nuptial case of Radmacher and Granatino. In March, nine Supreme Court justices heard the appeal by Nicolas...
View ArticleRuling could herald the end of costly divorce disputes
And so the seven month wait is over and judgement has finally been delivered. A majority of 8 out of 9 members of the Supreme Court dismissed Mr Granatino’s appeal against the decision of the Court of...
View ArticlePRE-NUPTIAL AGREEMENTS –
We have had a number of enquiries recently about Pre-Nuptial Agreements. They raise the ISSUE of whether sensible adults should be free to determine their own property affairs or whether the Court...
View ArticleProperty Entitlement After Break-Up
Q. I bought my house nine years ago with my partner but we split up five years later. I now want to sell it but my ex-partner says he is entitled to 50 per cent of the sale even though he has not...
View ArticleFarmers Plough into Pre-Nups !
The Financial Times has recently reported that there has been a significant increase in the number of farmers signing up to pre and post nuptial agreements to protect their wealth from enlarged divorce...
View ArticleThe Treatment of Inherited Wealth on Divorce
The recent case of Y v Y [2012] EWHC 2063 is a useful reminder of how the courts treat inherited assets upon a divorce. The extent to which the courts take inherited assets into account will depend on...
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