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Who can best care for a newly bereaved child?

Where parents have divorced, it is not always the case that care should be awarded to the surviving parent, stresses Marilyn Stowe

Trumped by a promise

Freedom of testamentary disposition will mean very little if a testator has already made a promise to give away the lion's share of their estate

Last requests

Failing to disclose the existence of any assets to an executor will only result in the beneficiary facing increased costs and penalties

Transfer of London divorces to 'Bury your marriage' hub delayed until late July 2015

HMCTS produce new guidance on changes to the divorce process in England and Wales

Pension loophole

Julie-Ann Harris explains how the recent pension reforms may affect divorcing couples

Full disclosure

future of funding for care and the current choices facing care users

Supreme Court to decide on 'unfair' divorce settlements

Lawyers hope court decision will show that dishonesty will not be tolerated in the family courts

Mutually assured

The court will consider all of the evidence at its disposal when considering the validity of mutual wills, even accounts of conversations, says Lloyd Junor