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Over the years, the wills and succession questions I have been asked more often than any other concern stepchildren:Do they inherit on intestacy, where there’s no will?Where a will leaves assets to...

The case of Waggott v Waggott [2018] EWCA Civ 727 is being hailed by some as the end to the ‘meal ticket’, but the decision in respect of periodical payments is perhaps not surprising, there...

Local Government analysis: On 14 March 2018, the Government’s final response to the Law Commission review of the law on deprivation of liberty was published, which broadly agrees with most of the...

Family analysis: Clare Williams, associate at JMW Solicitors LLP, examines the limited scope for the variation of capital orders, and diverging judicial views on the jurisdiction of the court to make...

The Chief Executive of National Family Mediation returns with a regular columnNot for the first time, the President of the Family Division made waves last month when, in a wide-ranging...

Private Client analysis: Alex Ruck Keene, barrister, of 39 Essex Chambers, examines the decision of the Court of Protection in Re AB [2016] EWCOP 66 to approve deceiving a person lacking mental...

Back in 1818, when Butterworths was founded by Henry Butterworth, a divorce by state could only be procured by a Private Act of Parliament. By 1857, only 317 divorces had been granted in this way and...

If you own assets in more than one jurisdiction, should you try to cover everything under one will, or should you have a separate will in each jurisdiction?As our lives become more international, it...

Autistic people may face particular challenges in accessing the family justice system due to the specific needs associated with the condition. Rob George and Anna Remington's article for Family Law...

Co-parent coaching is a specialism that must sit alongside mediation as a service offered by family law firms to their divorcing clients. In her article for Family Law Marcie Shaoul, founder and...

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