Archives for 2016

December 14, 2016 By Debbie Reekie

Are Diamonds still a Girl’s Best Friend?

In our latest blog we explore how jewellery and other assets obtained during a marriage are valued and divided on separation and divorce.

September 29, 2016 By Lesley Gordon

Lessons from #Brangelexit

We discuss Cohabitation / Marriage / Divorce, the benefits of Prenuptial Agreements and the wrangling and rumours surrounding the Brad and Angelina divorce.

July 27, 2016 By Debbie Reekie

Some Cohabitation Myths Dispelled

We explore some of the misconceptions about what rights cohabiting couples have on the breakdown of their relationship or on the death of either partner.

March 11, 2016 By Kirsty McGuiness

Habitual Residence of a Child

The Supreme Court has made what could be a far reaching decision in relation to the establishment of the habitual residence of a child.

March 8, 2016 By Guest

Residence, Rocco and lessons from the Madonna – Guy Ritchie story

We discuss the media reporting of the custody battle between Madonna and Guy Ritchie and the limits of the courts when the child is a teenager with a free will.

February 15, 2016 By Guest

A Clear Statement of the Law (or not)

We review a statue of the Child Support Act 1991 and remark on the difficulty for lawyers in interpreting Parliament’s intentions when the words don’t make sense.

January 15, 2016 By Lesley Gordon

Oh what a tangled web we weave….

This week’s blog looks at a recent case rejected by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The case involved a couple convicted of fraud after they were found to have invented a web of lies in an attempt to deceive a father into believing that a child was not his.

January 8, 2016 By Guest

Courts prepared to take a robust stance in child contact cases

A recent courageous decision from the English Court of Appeal indicated that courts nowadays can be prepared to take a robust stance in child contact cases when the parent with whom the children live refuses to obey Contact Orders.