It has been reported by the Daily Mail this afternoon that a man who received the sum of £500,000.00 by way of compensation following a car crash five years before he met his wife has been ordered by the court to pay over £285,000.00 of that money to his now ex wife as part of a financial settlement on divorce.
The Judge in this case appears to have classed the husband’s compensation as part of the matrimonial assets.
This is an unusual case, and begs the question can it be fair that the husband now faces financial hardship by losing an asset that not only was provided as compensation for his disability, but one that he received before he met his ex wife?
The husband has now been granted permission to appeal against this ruling.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1354470/Divorce-judge-orders-crash-amputee-hand-500-000-compensation-ex-wife.html
Anne Thomas, Legal Executive, Hart Brown
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Monday, 7 February 2011
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Divorce – Should you risk a cut price deal?
It was reported on Sunday that a law firm has been criticised for offering a ‘cut price divorce’ to couples after Christmas. The firm is offering a divorce for the sum of £400.00.
The Bishop of Oxford branded this “tacky” and said that couples can do without the encouragement of cut price divorce ‘deals'.
At Hart Brown, we consider that this article begs the question, can a client really expect a first class service as part of such a promotion? A promotion of this nature is unlikely to cover anything concerning the finances of the marriage, and any issues relating to children that may need resolving.
The family team at Hart Brown understand that the breakdown of a marriage can be a difficult time for our clients and we do not feel that such promotions instil confidence that the sensitive issues arising from such a breakdown are being dealt with effectively, and that time would be taken to consider clients’ best interests.
Clients may also feel that they are on a ‘conveyor belt’ and that the service that they are receiving is somewhat impersonal, something that we strive to avoid at Hart Brown.
Do you think that such promotions are a good idea? Let us have your views.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339818/Legal-firm-condemned-tacky-Christmas-divorce-sale.html
Anne Thomas, Legal Executive, Hart Brown Family Department
The Bishop of Oxford branded this “tacky” and said that couples can do without the encouragement of cut price divorce ‘deals'.
At Hart Brown, we consider that this article begs the question, can a client really expect a first class service as part of such a promotion? A promotion of this nature is unlikely to cover anything concerning the finances of the marriage, and any issues relating to children that may need resolving.
The family team at Hart Brown understand that the breakdown of a marriage can be a difficult time for our clients and we do not feel that such promotions instil confidence that the sensitive issues arising from such a breakdown are being dealt with effectively, and that time would be taken to consider clients’ best interests.
Clients may also feel that they are on a ‘conveyor belt’ and that the service that they are receiving is somewhat impersonal, something that we strive to avoid at Hart Brown.
Do you think that such promotions are a good idea? Let us have your views.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1339818/Legal-firm-condemned-tacky-Christmas-divorce-sale.html
Anne Thomas, Legal Executive, Hart Brown Family Department
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