Ex-wife of billionaire wins right to make claim
Christina Estrada, the ex-wife of Shiekh Walid Juffali, has won the right to make a claim on her ex-husband’s estimated £4 billion fortune after taking her case the the UK Court of Appeal. Ms Estrada and Sheikh Juffali married in 2001 and split in 2012. Ms Estrada attempted to claim financial relief from her ex-husband […]
Don’t Suffer Violence and Threats in Silence
Article published by Ayeisha Khandia, Head of Family Law at Fountain Solicitors on 09.12.2015 The definition of domestic abuse is very wide. It does not just cover actual violence such as slapping, punching and kicking but also includes threats, intimidation, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and even financial abuse. Protection against domestic abuse is one of […]
Latest divorce figures show fall of nearly 3% on previous year
Third of marriages in 1968 ended in divorce by 2013 Latest figures released by the Office for National Statistics, for the year 2013, show: There were 114,720 divorces in England and Wales in 2013, a decrease of 2.9% since 2012, when there were 118,140 divorces. In 2013, there were 9.8 men divorcing per thousand married males […]
Northern Irish same-sex couple go to court over marriage ban
A Northern Irish couple has initiated a challenge to lift the ban on same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland on the grounds of unlawful discrimination. The couple married in London in 2014; however, upon returning to Northern Ireland their marriage was not recognised as legal. In response the couple has filed now a case with at […]
Needs of children more important than nuptial agreements
High Court refuses to leave heiress in ‘relative luxury’ and husband in ‘relative penury’ A High Court judge has set aside a prenup and two post-nuptial agreements made by a wealthy heiress and her husband, to protect the “reasonable requirements” of their three children. The Law Commission outlined plans for binding ‘nuptial agreements’ last week, but they would only […]
Civil partnership registrations fall by 70% in a year
Decline follows the introduction of same-sex marriage Following the introduction of marriages of same sex couples in March 2014, the number of civil partnerships formed in England and Wales has fallen by 70% from 5,646 in 2013 to 1,683 in 2014. The decline in civil partnerships was disclosed in the latest figures produced by the […]
Two ex-wives win right to have divorce settlements re-examined
The Supreme Court has ruled that two women can have their divorce settlements re-examined after the court found their ex-husbands had hid assets at previous settlement hearings.
Fountain Solicitor’s victory in the Supreme Court
Press Release by Ramzan Sharif, Solicitor at Fountain Solicitors, Walsall The Supreme Court rejects the Government’s arguments on immigration in student’s appeal.
Biggest divorce hub returns one in five petitions
England’s biggest new divorce ‘hub’ returned nearly one in five divorce petitions for correction last month.
The Hague convention – International Child Abduction
Article by Ayeisha Khandia – Head of Family Department at Fountain Solicitors Many of you may have heard of the Hague convention but never been sure of what it really is and how it could affect you. In brief, The Hague Convention on the civil aspects of International Child Abduction 1980 is unlike other laws […]