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Residential Property
Wills and Joint Ownership
Date : 14th Sept 2006
Herrington & Carmichael are always careful to advise clients at the beginning and at the conclusion of their divorce and ancillary relief proceedings (dealing with property and financial issues) with regard to the question of Wills.
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Private Law Children Act applications
Date : 14th Sept 2006
The intervention of the Court is sometimes required when parents cannot reach any agreement over issues relating to their children when the relationship of the parents breaks down. A parent in a situation like this can make an application to the Court for a Residence Order if there are concerns over where the child is living, a Contact Order if there are concerns over the frequency or indeed lack of contact to the parent with whom the child doesn't live, a Prohibited Steps Order to stop someone taking any action which could harm the child or a Specific Issue Order, if there is a dispute between the parents as to the child’s religious upbringing, school attendance and other such issues.
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Deeds of Separation
Date : 14th Sept 2006
Many separating husbands and wives choose to deal with ancillary relief issues (property and finance) and even future divorce proceedings by entering into something called a Deed of Separation. It enables you to sort out your finances even if you cannot or you choose not to start divorce proceedings straight away. The Deed of Separation will record what you have agreed to do now regarding property and finance and can even incorporate into the document an agreement that proceedings for divorce will take place later. The intention is to sort out those issues now so that when the marriage is resolved at some stage in the future there is no need to argue further about finances. Both of you can ask the Court to "approve" the Deed by way of a Consent Order when the dissolution of the marriage is being
dealt with.
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