A Source of Additional Maintenance for wealthy clients and a resource for unmarried parents It is perhaps not commonly known that child maintenance assessments made by the Child Maintenance Service may benefit from a top up order made by the courts in cases where the Non Resident Parent has income of more than £3000 gross per week. (income figure at the time of writing). This may be a very useful source of additional income particularly for unmarried separated parents who do not have … [Read more...]
Transparency in the Family Courts. What is the impact of the pilot scheme on clients?
The family courts have long practiced in private in order to protect the personal and financial information of separating families. This has served the families well when they do not want to “wash their dirty laundry” in public but the President of the Family Division Andrew McFarlane has initiated a long-awaited pilot to address transparency in family proceedings. This pilot means that in three locations in England and Wales reporters may attend private family proceedings and publish details … [Read more...]