Fixed Rate Divorce Website Launch

JMP Solicitors has taken the innovative step of creating a dedicated website providing information on their fixed rate divorce packages.

The service is headed up by specialist divorce lawyer, Neil Remnant who provides a UK wide service from the JMP Solicitors offices in Grantham, Warrington and London and provides a fixed rate divorce service from just £350 plus VAT and court fees.

The website has today been launched at www.fixedratedivorce.co.uk

 

Divorcing couples to fast-track agreements over finances

Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division of the High Court, is to publish draft rules that will make it possible for divorcing couples to fast-track agreements over finances by arbitration and then have them confirmed by the courts.

In a letter to family lawyers outlining reforms that will create a new single family court in April, he says he "wants to move forward" in arbitration and other ways of resolving family disputes.

Sir James says that, pending general rule changes in disputes, he plans to issue a draft rule drawing on a judgment in the S v S case, involving a couple who split in 2012 after 26 years together. They reached the decree nisi stage of divorce and agreed to refer their financial settlement to arbitration. Their assets were between £1.5 and £2m.

James Pirrie, who acted in the case, and is a member of the national committee of Resolution, the association of family lawyers, commented: "Anyone involved in family law should welcome this judgment, which highlights the many advantages of arbitration and builds confidence that an arbitrator's award will help in resolving a dispute.

In this case, the matter was resolved within eight weeks from the signing of the agreement to arbitrate to the issue of the award, anonymity has been retained, and the costs to both parties are a fraction of what they might have otherwise been.

(source: The Times)

Changes in the law expected for prenuptial agreements

 

In this country, unlike America, prenuptial agreements have not held any authority in law. This is despite a legal ruling in the Supreme Court in 2010 that Judges may take them into account at their discretion when considering financial applications with Divorce Proceedings.

However proposals which are expected to attract cross party political support are to be published later this month alongside a draft bill which will, if approved, enshrine prenuptial agreements in Law.

For the first time engaged couples will be allowed to ring fence certain items that they will keep should their forth coming marriage end in divorce. If this proposal is made into law then the prenuptial agreement will become an important document, almost an insurance against divorce!

It is important to note that it is not always just the mans wealth that needs protecting but the woman’s too.

If you would like advice on prenuptial agreements please contact Neil Remnant at JMP Solicitors on 01476 561415 or via email on nremnant@jmp-solicitors.com