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What Happens In Divorce If the Family Home Was Bought With One Spouse’s Inheritance?

Many people assume that an inheritance automatically remains theirs alone, but family law rarely offers such absolute answers. Whether inherited wealth is ringfenced or treated…

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Agreeing A Divorce Settlement When The Family Home Is Also A Business Premises

When marriages break down, the division of assets can become particularly complex where the family home doubles as business premises. Because of the web of…

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What Counts as ‘Needs’ in Higher-Income Divorces?

In family law, the concept of “needs” sits at the heart of financial remedy proceedings. While the statutory framework applies equally to all divorcing couples,…

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Would A Shareholder Agreement Affect The Divorce Settlement?

When a marriage breaks down, the treatment of business interests can quickly become one of the most complex and contentious aspects of the divorce. This…

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How A Career Break For Childcare Affects The Financial Settlement in Divorce

Career breaks for childcare remain one of the most significant, and frequently contested, issues in divorce financial settlements. While the principle of equality underpins modern…

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Imputed Income in Divorce: Is The Spouse Earning Less Than They Could?

Divorce often brings financial tensions into sharp focus, particularly where one spouse believes the other is not earning as much as they reasonably could. Questions…

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Can a Stay-at-Home Spouse Claim a Share of a Business They Didn’t Work In?

One of the most common questions asked by divorcing couples is what happens to a family business when only one spouse has been directly involved…

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When Does A Spouse Receive Their Ex’s Pension And How Does It Work?

For many divorcing couples, pensions are one of the most valuable assets in the marriage, yet they are often the least understood. Unlike the family…

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Spousal Maintenance for Life: When, Why & How This Might Occur

There appears to have been a clear judicial trend over the last two decades or so towards encouraging financial independence and clean break settlements between…

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Divorce & Financial Settlements When A Spouse Is Asset Rich but Income Poor

Financial settlements in divorce can become complicated if one or both spouses are asset rich but income poor. This situation is becoming increasingly common, especially…

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The Financial Implications Of Your Teen Child Deciding To Live With The Other Parent

It is not uncommon, particularly once children reach their teenage years, for living arrangements to shift. A child who has lived primarily with one parent…

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Spouse Transferring Assets To Friends/Family Pre Divorce What Can You Do?

One of the most distressing discoveries for a spouse when thinking about divorce is the suspicion that the other party is moving money or assets…

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Partner, Nicholson & Morgan

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