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The Government is to review the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, which determines how financial assets are split after divorce in England and Wales.

There is an increasing awareness of the importance of mental health in society, and preserving mental health is a clear priority of the next generation. But has financial remedies law has kept up with this positive societal change?

Ancestry searches made easier by major marriage certificate change, says expert Creation of single electronic marriage register eliminates the need for data to be extracted from hard copies. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The names of both parents, and not just the father, will now be included on marriage certificates in England and Wales...

Since 1998 the courts have had the power, on an application to vary spousal maintenance, to order capitalisation by terminating the periodical payments order and making a capital award to meet income needs. In his innovative judgment in AZ v FM [2021] EWFC 2, Mostyn J interpreted s31 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 as also permitting capitalisation of child maintenance on a variation application, a power the court was not previously considered to have. However, whilst this is a significant development, it is clear that – for now at least – capitalisation of child maintenance will be ordered ...

For the matrimonial finance and private client lawyer, crypto-assets can form a major part of a client's estate and we are seeing them with increasing frequency. It is vital that we can identify, value and understand them, and advise on their implications for clients, for others interested in client assets, and to assist the court, if necessary. Where are we now with crypto-assets? Although crypto-assets were born as recently as 2008 with Bitcoin following the worldwide banking crash, fewer than 13 years later Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Monero and similar crypto-currencies and tokens have g...