The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act brought into effect a minimum 20-week period from the commencement of divorce proceedings to a conditional order* being made. It was thought that the 20-week wait would allow more time for divorcing couples to agree practical arrangements where reconciliation is not possible and divorce unavoidable. A national firm broadcast […]
Under the existing tax rules, a transfer of assets between former spouses or civil partners is made on a ‘no gain or no loss’ basis as long as said transfers take place in the tax year in which the former spouses or civil partners separated, thus any gains or losses from the transfer are delayed […]
December 2022 marked 100 years from the time when the first woman was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act permitted women to be able to work in the Civil Service and the judicial system. Prior, women were not allowed to join the legal profession as they were not […]
The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 came into force on Monday 27 February 2023, varying the minimum age of marriage. The Act is long overdue and is very much welcomed by divorce lawyers in England and Wales. Traditionally, the minimum age of marriage was 12 for a woman and 14 for a […]
