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A contract entered into by a couple, married or cohabiting, on separation dealing with the division of property assets and other financial matters
In divorce proceedings the applicant is the person who starts off the process of divorce by issuing proceedings in the Family Court.
The Children and Family Courts Advisory Service – a public body set up to promote the welfare of children in Family proceedings
A Court order setting out who a child will live with and how much time they will spend with their other parent, grandparents and others.
From 2005 until 2014 the only means by which a same sex couple could legally formalise their relationship to put themselves on an equal footing in terms of legal rights and responsibilities with a married couple. In England, Scotland and Wales a same sex couple can now achieve the same results by marrying.
A formal agreement between a couple who live together as cohabitees setting out various rights and responsibilities particularly in connection with property and other assets.
A process that seeks to make divorce as amicable as possible by .
A Court order which is negotiated by separating spouses in Family proceedings.
The final Court order which formally confirms the legal end of a marriage.
An interim Court order which acknowledges that the legal grounds for a divorce have been established but which does not itself formally end a marriage.
The legal process (similar to divorce) by which a civil partnership is brought to an end.
In the context of legal charges legal advice charged at a flat rate agreed in advance rather than on a time-spent basis.
A comprehensive form detailing all the financial circumstances of a party to a marriage which is submitted in divorce proceedings.
A process for resolving issues arising from Family proceedings – typically divorce and separation but can apply to other areas of conflict where a trained mediator helps the parties reach solutions they can both accept as an alternative to an adversarial approach.
In full – a pre-nuptial agreement – a contract entered in to by a couple before they marry setting out their agreement as to how their property and assets will be split in the event that their marriage ends.
A Court order in connection with children made at the request of a party which sets out specific acts that a parent may not do
A Court order in connection with children made at the request of a party which deals with issues relating to a child or children – for example medical treatment or education
We were instructed by a self-employed company director in divorce proceedings. Our client’s wife ran her own business trading around the region but the companies were linked and had a profit-sharing agreement, the husband’s company supplying services to the wife’s.
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