Article Category: Insight & Opinion

A leading family lawyer is predicting a bitter battle between church leaders and groups representing lone unmarried parents and single women if new intestacy and family provision laws are pushed through. Consultation is underway on whether unmarried cohabitants should be due a share of the estate of their partner upon death, but it could put… Read more »

The trend towards money-saving DIY divorces is skewing the balance of financial settlements arising from marital splits. SAS Daniels divorce lawyers,  says that they feel like their team are rushing round trying to keep plates spinning as they mount more and more last-minute rescues of botched do-it-yourself divorces. “September is the second busiest month for… Read more »

Disputes over houses, kids, cars, debts and pensions are the top five divorce-delayers in Cheshire. “With houses it can be one party wanting to delay the sale to get the best price in a slowly improving market; with kids it can even be trying to unload them rather than gain custody, while, perhaps irrationally, cars… Read more »

Divorcing couples living in rented accommodation are separating faster because they don’t have to wait for the housing market to gather pace. Leading divorce solicitors at SAS Daniels LLP,  are beginning to see a two-speed divorce trend. “The bottom line, as it almost always is these days, is the bottom line: some couples have agreed… Read more »

Thousands of well-heeled Cheshire couples in shaky marriages will be re-thinking break-ups after a landmark court case signalled that the courts are taking prenuptial agreements more seriously. The Family team of SAS Daniels LLP said that it may come as a real eye-opener to many people who feared their marriage was on its last legs,… Read more »

Thousands of well-heeled Cheshire couples in shaky marriages will be re-thinking break-ups after a landmark court case signalled that the courts are taking prenuptial agreements more seriously. Head of the Family team at SAS Daniels LLP said that it may come as a real eye-opener to many people who feared their marriage was on its… Read more »

A nationally renowned lawyer specialising in cases involving children says that clear evidence is emerging that more at-risk minors are being safeguarded. The Family team at SAS Daniels LLP says they are concerned that a pendulum effect may evolve unless local authorities hold their nerve. The Family team says both statistical and anecdotal evidence is… Read more »

New rules on media access to Family Law Courts may well cut sensational and speculative reporting of celebrity marriage rifts, but could leave “normal” families exposed to embarrassment and heartache. The Family team at SAS Daniels, says that because of the nature of the population in the county, millionaires alongside the massively hard-up, there’s a… Read more »

Credit-crunch-victim ex-husbands in Cheshire are flocking back to lawyers and to court in a bid to overturn or renegotiate financial divorce court settlements. The stampede has erupted because many are finding themselves out of a job, the victims of pay cuts, in some cases in danger of their ex-wives owning 100% of the former couple’s… Read more »

A leading Cheshire law firm is encouraging divorcing couples to watch their behaviour in front of their pets as well as their children…