Archive of: 2020

Dispute resolution is continually seeking to evolve as public policy and society changes. This is no more true than in family resolution cases, where the needs and capabilities of children concerned can be considered paramount.

On the 25th of July, The Telegraph reported that delays for divorcing couples have doubled because of the pandemic creating court backlogs.

This is affecting both ongoing and new divorce proceedings.

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For many years, there had been little standardised guidance around splitting pensions. This meant it could be tough for family judges, lawyers and pension experts to ensure fair settlements for separating or divorcing couples.

One area of family law which has recently come to prominence has been the splitting of pensions.

After divorce or separation it may be necessary to reach agreements on how to divide financial assets, which may include future or current pensions.

In the past it has been recognised that unfairness in family law cases can result, when the division of pensions and financial settlements show a wide variation nationally.

This was attributed to poor understanding of how legal professionals should deal with the valuation, sharing or offsetting of pension fund assets.

Divorce or separation is an emotional and distressing time, which may throw up issues such as anger, grief, loss and abandonment.