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May 5, 2015
Spousal Maintenance – has anything changed?
When couples get divorced there are a number of financial orders open to them. Properties can be sold or transferred, pensions shared, and lump sums awarded. Child maintenance may be payable by the absent parent. Spousal maintenance may be payable by the higher earning party (usually the husband) to the other spouse (usually the wife). […]
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October 16, 2013
Contesting a Will and Charitable legacies
Whilst inheritance disputes are increasingly common amongst family members, those that involve charities are often played out in the media spotlight due to the high-profile nature of the organisation involved. In a recent case it was widely reported that a woman faces losing her home to pay the RNLI after she unsuccessfully challenged her father’s […]