Children
Protecting Wealth Passed to Children

Protecting Wealth Passed to Children

When making a gift to your adult son or daughter it is important to understand that, if their relationship were to subsequently break down, that gift can become the property of their Partner, whether they are married or not. How can such gifts be best protected?

Court’s Approach to Spousal Maintenance Orders

Court’s Approach to Spousal Maintenance Orders

There are various financial claims that can be brought by the parties under the umbrella of divorce proceedings, one of which is spousal maintenance. Where there is an ongoing entitlement to maintenance post divorce, the question arises should this be a joint lives order (i.e. until one of them dies) or should there be a cut-off point in the future? If so why and when?

What to expect from a First Children Appointment

What to expect from a First Children Appointment

In the Cambridge Hearing Centre, there is often a volunteer mediator available for the first Children Hearing who will speak to you and the other parent ideally in the same room, without any solicitors, to see if an agreement can be reached. If the Judge or magistrates suggest this, it will be because they believe you will both be safe in that conversation and that it may be productive. This service is free.