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Archive for March 2011

Family Procedure Rules 2010: Financial Orders

This post is part of a series about the Family Procedure Rules 2010. Today we are going to look at Part 9 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010: Applications for a Financial Remedy. Earlier in this series I mentioned that the new Rules feature new terminology.

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Family Procedure Rules 2010: How powerful is the court?

All this week I am examining the Family Procedure Rules 2010. Today I’m looking at case management, in particular the way in which the rules provide a fascinating insight into how the court ticks, and the vast range of orders it can make in a family law case.

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Family Procedure Rules 2010: Mediation & the Devil in the Detail

This week I am examining the Family Procedure Rules 2010. Today I would like to begin by looking at the Rules’ Overriding Objective (page 24). This is the new statement with which the Family Procedure Rules begin.

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Family Procedure Rules 2010: A Guide

The Family Procedure Rules 2010, which are effective from 6 April 2011, are an essential read for solicitors and clients throughout England and Wales because they herald major changes in family law’s procedures and practice. When they come into …

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"Liz Taylor was beautiful, iconic… and a great client for divorce lawyers"

From the Law section of The Times website, 25/03/2010. Liz Taylor was beautiful, iconic… and a great client for divorce lawyers By Marilyn Stowe Somewhat predictably, the obituaries and features about Elizabeth Taylor have focused upon the …

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Radio Gaga (From Solicitors Journal)

From my latest Solicitors Journal column “Family Business”, 22/03/2011. Radio gaga Marilyn Stowe offers her hard-won survival guide for going on air What is it about radio and television that leaves so many solicitors stricken by fear? I have …

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Purim and the curious case of M v F & Others

This weekend marked the Jewish festival of Purim. It commemorates Queen Esther, who managed to save the lives of the Persian Jews who were to be massacred by the wicked noble Haman. By begging for their lives, the Queen put herself at great risk. …

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The Times’ Top Legal Bloggers

The Times lists its Top Legal Bloggers today, and I am delighted to have been included. What an honour! The roll call is accompanied by an interesting piece about the future of legal blogging. Journalist Pat Long points out that although fewer new …

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What happens to pension sharing if a couple divorces overseas?

This post focuses upon pension sharing, couples with overseas links, three recent Court of Appeal judgements and Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. It has been written for the law students who read this blog. I hope, …

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Will Government cuts put domestic violence victims at increased risk?

International Women’s Day, on 8 March, celebrated the political, social and economic achievements of women. I was invited to appear on BBC Radio York on the day, to discuss if women really can “have it all”. Certainly, the stress and pressure …

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Marilyn Stowe is the senior partner in Stowe Family Law, which has offices in Yorkshire, Cheshire and London. With more than 25 years’ experience handling divorce cases and family law proceedings she is regarded as one of the most formidable and sought after divorce lawyers in the UK.

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I write for the benefit of those who are experiencing family breakdown and for fellow family law professionals. Please note that all persons mentioned in the scenarios are fictitious: details have been deliberately changed in order to protect identities and other confidential circumstances of my clients.

Please also note the advice I give in each scenario must not be relied upon by anyone reading my blog. You must always take your own legal advice as your circumstances may be different and English family law is continually changing.

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