Three brothers are battling over their late mother’s £1.8million will, a court has heard. Rachel Heath left her sons Jeremy, Timothy and Dominic equal shares of her fortune when she died in October 2015, aged 93. Timothy Heath, however, is fighting for a larger share of the money, claiming he was an “unpaid carer” for
Couples seeking “quickie divorces” can hasten the process with a new online service launched by the Co-op. The fixed-fee digital service from Co-op Legal Services allows people to start uncontested divorces online from home, supported by phone-based advice from experienced solicitors. Co-op already offers online wills and powers of attorney. Co-op estimates the service could cut the
The Probate Service will now accept personal applications online, providing they meet certain criteria. The Probate Service has said the online application form will continue to be developed to cover a broader range of probate applications in the future. Personal applications can be made online if only one executor is applying, if there is an
The digital currency, Bitcoin, will be considered like any other asset in divorce proceedings in England and Wales. According to familylaw.co.uk as Bitcoin, like stocks will fluctuate, the value of Bitcoin to be considered in the proceedings would have to be determined by a judge. This valuation is likely to be made for the point
According to a new report, the average cost of a marital breakdown is £14,500. Aviva’s Family Finances report found that the cost of divorce has increased 17% since 2014 when divorces in the UK cost, on average, £12,432. Aviva added that increases to legal bills were partly behind the rising divorce costs seen in recent
A woman has called for divorce laws to be modernised after her ex-husband was awarded a £2million settlement. Julie Arnold is challenging ‘out of date’ legislation that saw her adulterous husband given half of their £5.45million fortune, despite being married to him for less than four years. She is calling for divorce laws to be adapted
According to research by divorce support service Amicable, over 40,500 people will search “divorce” online in January. The figures further reveal that the cost of divorce to the taxpayer is rising and currently costs each adult £1,820. A distinct increase in online searches for divorce can also be seen in data provided by Google Trends, which shows
The sale of a Grade I listed mansion formerly owned by Lord Kitchener has been advised on by the corporate team at Pannone Corporate. Broome Park Mansion House was on the market for £6m and has been sold by Diamond Resorts Group to an associate of Pyrrho Investments Ltd part of the Hong Kong based
Louise Redknapp has divorced former footballer husband Jamie in a hearing which lasted 25 seconds by a judge who said she could not “reasonably be expected” to live with him. Judge Ian Mulkis granted a divorce decree at a hearing in the Central Family Court in London following a 19 year marriage. Neither Mr Redknapp nor
A retired window cleaner who inherited £280,000 from a customer has been jailed for 12 months after he failed to return the money. Albert Pearce, 83, looked after Julie Spalding in her final years and was the sole beneficiary of her will when she died aged 98 in 2008. However, Ms Spalding’s nephew contested the