THE LAW: FAMILY
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
Family lawyers deal with a broad range of work involving complex commercial and human issues in a context that is dynamic and often highly charged with conflicting emotions. Sometimes you feel as though you have been asked to carry a tray of crystal through a hurricane.
Advice may be required about pre-nuptial agreements, adoption, on-going relationships between parents and children, residence/contact disputes, child maintenance/support and other children issues such as abduction.
FAMILY NEWS
17/03/08
Mills receives £24.3m in McCartney divorce settlement
Payne Hicks Beach client Sir Paul McCartney is to pay estranged wife Heather Mills £24.3m in a divorce settlement determined by High Court judge Mr Justice Bennett.
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Mrs Crossley drops landmark divorce claim
The Crossley divorce case has grounded to a halt after Susan Crossley dropped her claim to her ex-husband's fortune.
more »11/02/08
Mills prepares to cross-examine McCartney
Payne Hicks Beach could find its client Sir Paul McCartney cross-examined by estranged wife Heather Mills as the divorce case goes to court today.
more »FAMILY FEATURES
Civil strifeSince new laws recognising same-sex relationships were passed last year, family law specialists have been preparing for what happens when civil partnerships go wrong.
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The law behind... Being a parent
There’s more to being a parent than nappies and school league tables – especially when the law becomes involved. Lawyer 2B asked the experts to explain where the law stands on some tricky parenting issues.
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