The government is proposing a draft remedial order to amend Section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The purpose of this is to allow cohabitees of over two years to receive statutory bereavement payment. It has been realised that current law is incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. Statutory Bereavement Payment This is…
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Marriage Fraud Debate is Delayed Due to Brexit
Marriage is supposed to be meaningful, mutual and certainly not fraudulent… Unfortunately, inheritance hunters are targeting vulnerable people for nasty purposes. Marriage fraud needs stopping once and for all! Their intention is to form a bond with the person, who is usually wealthy and elderly (and sometimes mentally ill), and end up marrying them. They…Continue reading
Divorce Petitions Figures See Biggest Increase Since 2003
Ministry of Justice (MOJ) figures reveal that divorce petitions shot up last year, bucking the trend of fewer break-ups. Recent divorce petition statistics The courts faced 118,141 divorce petitions last year; this is the first stage of the process. This number shows an increase of almost 9,000 cases compared with 2017, equivalent to a rise…
Divorce Law Reforms Aim To End ‘Blame Game’
We could be seeing the end of hostile divorces, thanks to reforms to divorce law in England and Wales. Under current divorce law, one person has to allege their spouse of adultery or unreasonable behaviour if the proceedings are to begin immediately. However, new rules will only require them to state that the marriage has…Continue reading