SPECIALIST FAMILY LAW SOLICITORS

Is Spousal Maintenance a “Meal Ticket” for Life? As a result of some recent decisions in the more senior courts we have seen a move away from life time maintenance awards and a replacement with fixed term maintenance orders. In a recent case the court refused to allow...

Yes, says Resolution, a family law association of which the solicitors at Townsend’s are members. Figures from the Office for National Statistics suggest that 42 percent of all marriages in the UK end in divorce. The number of older couples divorcing has reached an...

At Townsend’s we are frequently asked the question about what goes into the “matrimonial pot” and what falls outside of it. These days the law distinguishes between “matrimonial” and “non-matrimonial assets”. So, what’s the difference? Matrimonial assets represents...