Lessons in love – divorce and inheritance tax planning
The Supreme Court should be giving its judgment in the coming months on Standish v Standish, a divorce case that illustrates how wealth planning... Read more »
The Supreme Court should be giving its judgment in the coming months on Standish v Standish, a divorce case that illustrates how wealth planning... Read more »
A new scheme to open the family courts to the media has been introduced that will have far-reaching implications for divorcing couples. Following a... Read more »
The Family courts are now placing greater emphasis on resolving family disputes without turning to the courts. Rule changes which came in in April... Read more »
Spousal maintenance orders are an issue in many divorces. Here, Philip Rutter explains how the courts approach maintenance orders and when they will... Read more »
There are over five and a half million small businesses in the UK, many of them family-owned or managed. Combined they contribute some 50% of the... Read more »
Data published this week by the Ministry of Justice points to a sharp increase in the number of divorces over the past 12 months. Economic uncertainty... Read more »
The Government has said that it intends to undertake an extensive review of the 50-year-old legislation that determines how assets are divided on... Read more »
The Family Courts are stretched beyond capacity with hearings often being taken out of the court list on the eve of a hearing and adjourned to a date... Read more »
The Office for National Statistics has released data on divorce rates in England and Wales for 2021. It shows there were 113,505 divorces for the... Read more »
Continuing economic uncertainty is having a significant impact on divorcing couples. Here, Philip Rutter explains what this means for financial... Read more »
