By the end of this week, party political paraphernalia will be packed away again at the end of another General Election campaign. Only a month ago, the result seemed something of a foregone conclusion as Theresa May’s leading the Conservatives to a double-digit opinion poll lead but that has since reportedly shrunk back to only […]
Read moreOne of the most dominant patterns in divorce over the last decade in England and Wales has been that of mid-life marital breakdown. Whilst they may not account for the bulk of all divorces, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that husbands and wives aged 50 and over have been parting in […]
Read moreOne of the consequences of there being more coverage of divorces in news media over recent years is the the belief that all marriages end in acrimony. Most, in fact, do not and are dealt with in a relatively amicable fashion. However, that doesn’t mean to say that the provision of ongoing maintenance is not […]
Read moreI would like to ask you, dear reader, to take a second or two and consider how society and your own circumstances have changed over the course of the last quarter century. In the space of 25 years, we have seen the number of divorces in England and Wales reach an all-time high, only to […]
Read moreIn the relatively recent past, to the younger generation, anybody over the age of 50 was considered rather old or, to use one colloquialism, “getting on”. However, whereas they might commonly have been considered to be heading for their dotage, successive studies have shown that they have, in fact, been “getting on” with their lives […]
Read moreDivorce is, sadly, a fact of life for many modern families. The most recent figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that more than 111,000 marriages were brought to a legal close in 2014 (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/divorce/bulletins/divorcesinenglandandwales/2014). They were all dealt with according to a piece of legislation known as the Matrimonial Causes Act. […]
Read moreDuring a company’s first year in business, it’s only to be expected that there will be a number of firsts. Hall Brown has certainly seen a succession of milestones. We’ve grown from our two founding partners, Sam Hall and James Brown, to 19 staff and, as a result, moved from our first office to a […]
Read moreWhilst their wedding vows might not make it absolutely clear, spouses soon realise that marriage is a partnership with success depending on the committed contribution of them both. Historically, of course, there has been an expectation that husbands were the principal wage earners while wives were usually considered the nest-builders. Over recent decades, in particular, […]
Read moreWe live in a sensational age. By that, I don’t necessarily mean the scale of accomplishment but the degree of hyperbole and exaggeration applied to almost any aspect of our daily lives. Consequently, individuals who achieve a level of profficiency in their chosen profession can rapidly be dubbed a ‘genius’. However, there is a vast […]
Read moreOne of the fundamental elements of divorce is dividing the assets built up by a couple over the course of a marriage, no matter how long or short it may have been. The realisation that their relationship has failed may be dealt with by many men and women, if not amicably, then almost in a […]
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