Lack of confidence in the courts

The Ministry of Justice has published a report into the public’s confidence in the court system. The survey showed that less than half of those asked were either very confident of fairly confident that the family courts take into account the views of both parents when deciding what orders to make in respect of children. […]

Children and Divorce – Daily Mail News

Tonight on BBC two there is a programme called “Mum and Dad are Splitting Up.” It will feature the experiences of both parents and children who have gone through family breakdown. An article in the BBC magazine today considers how much a child should be told by their parents about the reason for a marriage breakdown […]

Simon Cowell named as Co-respondent

Simon Cowell has confirmed that he is indeed to be a father after weeks of speculation. His relationship with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, has been the subject of much gossip over the last few weeks but until now it has not been confirmed or denied by either party. Simon confirmed last night at the premiere […]

Quickie Divorces are Unrealistic

The Law Society has warned that Celebrity divorces, often referred to as “quickie divorces” are giving ordinary people unrealistic expectations about the process. It has been reported over the weekend that Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi have been granted such a divorce. However, on closer reading it appears that they have only in fact been […]

Nigella Lawson to divorce

Nigella Lawson and her Husband, Charles Saatchi, are to divorce following photographs of him with his hands around her throat. Mr Saatchi was criticised in the media over the photographs and accepted a police caution in relation to the assault. In an article in the Mail on Sunday Mr Saatchi says that he commenced proceedings […]

Supreme court backs wife

Judgement has been given in the case of Prest v Petrodel [2013]. The Judgement found that the wife would be allowed to transfer assets held by her husband’s companies as part of her divorce settlement. Throughout the proceedings the husband, Michael Prest, who is the sole controller of seven companies refused to disclose assets to […]

Important Legal Aid Changes April 2013

From 1st April 2013 Legal Aid will change significantly. In most areas of private family law legal aid will no longer be available regardless of financial circumstances.  There will be some limited exceptions to this, principally: Applications for injunctions for protection from domestic violence. Cases where the applicant is the victim of domestic violence, to […]

Kim Kardashian pushes for a divorce

It is being reported that Kim Kardashian is desperate for a divorce from her estranged husband Kris  Humpries so she can marry Kanye West, who she has been dating since earlier this year. Kim married Kris in a wedding ceremony that was televised for her reality tv show a year ago but the marriage only […]

HOW DO I GET A DIVORCE?

HOW DO I GET DIVORCED?  At Higgins Miller Solicitors we see lots of clients who want to divorce but do not know if they can or what they need to do, so what’s the answer? Well you have to have been married for at least a year. We will need the marriage certificate or a […]