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Prest continues: Multi-millionaire businessman loses latest stage in divorce battle

Court of Appeal upholds High Court's suspended jail sentence for husband who failed to pay ex-wife divorce settlement

We had a contract! We did?

A legally binding contract is not limited to a written document with a signature on the dotted line

Public ignorance of domestic abuse highlighted as Gove promises reform

The government can review the restrictions placed on legal aid for domestic abuse cases, says national charity

Piloting progress in family proceedings

Kevin Gibbs discusses the impact of a pilot scheme for the provision of DNA testing on children in private family law cases

Early inheritance

More and more people are choosing to make lifetime gifts to their families and loved ones, but have the gifts been fully thought through?

Contending probate

You might think that contesting the validity of a 'homemade' will which overrides a previous will and leaves the entire estate to a new and unknown beneficiary would be successful - you would be wrong

An unexpected beneficiary

Testators can leave their estates to whomever they wish, but they should take care to explain any surprising bequests to preempt disputes

Prenup round-up: The latest developments

David Marusza dissects recent case law where prenuptial agreements have been put to the test