Marital finance
November 26, 2010
Nine months ago, Nigel Page won £56 million in the Euromillions Lottery. Ten years previously, his first wife left him for another man. They subsequently divorced. Read the rest of this entry »
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November 12, 2010
A new client who approached a high street law firm before appointing us to handle her divorce said: “You charge £100 per hour more, but I feel 100 per cent better.”
Like many of our clients, she had been married a long time – 25 years – and, together with her husband, had built up a pot of money and possessions through their joint endeavours. Read the rest of this entry »
November 1, 2010
Far from seeing it as unromantic and cynical, Katrin Radmacher considered her fiancé’s willingness to sign a prenuptial agreement to be proof of his love for her. That Nicolas Granatino was happy to sign away any claim to her family wealth meant he loved her for herself and not for her £100 million fortune. Read the rest of this entry »
August 20, 2009
John Cleese’s divorce from wife number three, Alyce Faye Eichelberger, has reportedly culminated in the actor and comedian being forced to hand over nearly £12.5 million of his fortune. The payout is expected to reduce the 69-year-old’s overall wealth to about £10 million and may mean that she is worth more than he is. Read the rest of this entry »
May 1, 2009
The expression “timing is everything” has come back to haunt Brian Myerson, a wealthy City tycoon who last month failed in his bid to renegotiate his multi-million pound divorce settlement on the grounds he had been wiped out by the recession. A judge told him he was responsible for agreeing the settlement and just because his shares had fallen in value since then, it didn’t mean he was legally entitled to change it. Read the rest of this entry »
April 9, 2009
Cold calling is irritating at the best of times; if you’re feeling emotionally fragile, it can be very upsetting.
Some law firms are doing this to their more vulnerable clients – people who are going through a divorce. These clients are being contacted by other departments touting for business. Read the rest of this entry »
April 3, 2009
The knock-on effects of the recession are myriad and the divorce process is no exception. Already we have heard how some couples are opting to stay together to preserve their dwindling assets, while others are being forced to live in the marital home after dissolving their marriages because they can't sell the property. Read the rest of this entry »