by Sean Caulfield | Jun 14, 2021 | Family
A number of families whose elderly relatives have fallen victim to ‘predatory marriages’ are leading calls for a change in the law. The practice of ‘predatory marriages’ involves vulnerable adults who cannot take full care of themselves being led into a marriage that...
by Sean Caulfield | May 4, 2021 | Family
The landmark Domestic Abuse Bill has been signed into law after receiving Royal Assent increasing the protection of millions of people who experience domestic abuse and as well as strengthening measures to tackle perpetrators. The bill will bring for the first time in...
by Sean Caulfield | Apr 26, 2021 | Family
A High Court judge has ruled that a Russian billionaire, Farkad Akhmedov conspired with his son to try and stop his ex-wife from receiving her British record divorce settlement of £453 million. In 2016 a UK court awarded Tatiana Akhmedova a 41.5 per cent share of her...
by Sean Caulfield | Apr 13, 2021 | Family
The Court of Appeal has ruled that coercive and controlling behaviour should be the primary concern for family court judges in custody battles. New legal guidance will for the first time, make it clear that family judges must see domestic abuse as part of their core...
by Sean Caulfield | Apr 6, 2021 | Family
A new report from the domestic abuse charity Refuge has revealed that the conditions of lockdown in England and increased awareness about domestic abuse led to a 61 per cent increase in the number of calls to their official helpline. Refuge runs a 24-hour national...
by Sean Caulfield | Mar 29, 2021 | Family
Cohabiting is generally defined as an unmarried couple who are living together in a long-term relationship. There are currently more than 3.5 million cohabiting couples in the UK. Whilst that number continues to rise, many cohabiting couples are unaware that their...
