ARTICLES

Crunch Time for Divorce?
Simon Burge, Partner at Blake Lapthorn discusses the effect of the credit crunch on
divorce.

What is a Post-Nuptial Settlement and is it enforceable by the Court?
Joanne Houston, Senior Solicitor at Blake Lapthorn discusses post-nuptial
settlements.

PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES AND ANCILLARY RELIEF - I recently had cause to
consider this issue in connection with one of my cases, the question, of course,
being: should an award of damages for personal injury be regarded as a financial
resource , and therefore be included as one of the assets available for distribution
between the parties?

LAW? WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? - Natasha Phillips, author of Divorce Manual, asks
the fundamental question. A useful insight into the family justice system from the
outside, with a message that all involved within the system should heed.


AN INTERVIEW WITH NEIL DENNY - I talk to Neil Denny of Mogers Solicitors in
Bath, one of the architects of 'Red File', to get more detail on this interesting idea.


ATTACHMENT THEORY AND PARENTAL ALIENATION - In the third article on PAS.
Dr Lowenstein discusses “attachment theory”, which is often used by the custodial
parent for the purpose of discrediting the intentions of the non custodial parent in
seeking contact with a child.


WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THE IMPLACABLE HOSTILITY LEADING TO
PARENTAL ALIENATION IN PARENTS? - In the second of three articles Dr L.F.
Lowenstein discusses some of the strategies that can be used to reduce the
impact of both the implacable hostility and the parental alienation towards which
implacable hostility frequently leads.


IMPLACABLE HOSTILITY LEADING TO PARENTAL ALIENATION - The first of
three articles by Dr L.F. Lowenstein on that scourge of children disputes, parental
alienation syndrome.


RE F (CHILDREN) (DNA EVIDENCE) REVISITED


SUSSKIND IN ACTION - Neil Denny on "Red File", a different approach to
alternative law provision.


AN INTRODUCTION TO COHABITEE PROPERTY DISPUTES - PART I (PDF)
(The podcast version may be found here.)


NEW CHILDREN ACT FORMS - 4th December 2008


FAMILY LAW UPDATE AUGUST 2008




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