Jacqueline Emmerson has been practising Family Law for over thirty years. She works with a team of experienced Family Lawyers including Tracey Hammond, also qualified for over thirty years, and Elizabeth Brown, qualified for over twenty years. “As I have progressed in my career, I have dealt with more complicated cases. Many of my clients …
We are frequently contacted by clients who have worked in Offshore industries for many years, requiring them to spend long periods away from home. This often means that their spouse stayed at home to look after the children. Many offshore workers have been working in the same industry for decades and are sometimes not able …
Imagine you are getting the children ready for school and your husband or wife says, “I issued divorce proceedings online last night. You will receive information from the court.” Your world has just fallen apart. Your husband or wife has actually fallen in love with someone else and there is nothing you can do to stop the …
The Rise in Over-50s Divorce I have been a specialist divorce solicitor based in Newcastle and Sunderland for over thirty years. When I began assisting divorce clients in the late 1980’s most of them would be in their late twenties or early thirties. Today the vast majority of my clients will be over 50 and this has …
Most people who are going through a Divorce right now, or who have been divorced and have used a solicitor, will have heard of a Consent Order. As a Divorce Solicitor, I see this as being the magical document. It is the end of a negotiated process and the document that protects you from further …
January is often a time when many look to make changes. That could be a New Year’s resolution as small as joining a gym; however, for some, it could be a time of significant and life-changing decisions. The first month of the year will see many couples decide on divorce, with the first working Monday …
It is thirty years since I handled my first divorce case. When I started out I was dealing with simpler divorces. This would be a situation with no assets, often a short marriage with no children. As I progressed I dealt with perhaps the matrimonial home, some pensions and maybe some savings. This type of …
News stories such as those in relation to Amazon founder and CEO, Jeff Bezos’, ongoing divorce. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-46814557) highlight the complexity and gravity of financial settlements in proceedings which involve so-called ‘High Net-Worth’ Individuals – particularly where those individuals are embroiled in highly-successful businesses. Of course, not everyone will have a multi-million-pound divorce settlement, but the …
Many of us will experience financial anxieties from time to time. For most people, their wages or salary earned via employment will be their main source of income, and the loss of that income on retirement will inevitably invite worries as to whether they will have enough money available to continue enjoying a comfortable standard …
Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! Family Law Solicitors – Gosforth, Newcastle and Sunderland As Family Law Solicitors, unfortunately, it’s not unusual to hear that parental disputes arise over the issue of Child Maintenance. One common scenario which arises is that in which, following the parties’ separation, one parent – typically a father – has …
Domestic Violence: Where’s the proof? Family Law Solicitors – Gosforth, Newcastle and Sunderland When it comes to Divorce Lawyers the standard of help and support you can expect to receive can vary enormously. I often feel that I am a cross between Inspector Clouseau and a world chess champion! What do I mean by that? …
Are Divorce Assets Divided 50/50? Family Law Solicitors – Gosforth, Newcastle and Sunderland In a recently reported case, the Court of Appeal, the second highest Court in the land, effectively decided that the lion’s share of the assets which built up during the course of a ‘short marriage’ should be apportioned to the largest financial …
The Question Of ‘How Much?’ In Your Divorce. Family Law Solicitors – Newcastle and Sunderland In the wake of Valentine’s Day, we find our newsfeeds inundated with heart-warming stories of relationships which have gone from strength to strength; like the uplifting story of a local couple who celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on the day …
What is the meaning of Need: Guidance on Financial Needs on Divorce You may have read our earlier Family Law article in May of this year dealing with calls for financial settlements following on from a divorce to be simplified to a mathematical equation. However, providing for both parties’ financial needs and those of any minor …
Newcastle Divorce Solicitors, Emmerson Solicitors, experts in Divorce Law. The popular press is very keen to report on high profile divorce cases. You know the ones, Russian oligarch’s wife obtains settlement of £2 million a year for the rest of her life…and she’s only 28! Back in the real world, where the vast majority of …
Legal Aid. Divorce Solicitors Newcastle . Since April the 1st of this year (2013) it has become impossible for many people to obtain legal aid funding in respect of their divorce (or dissolution of civil partnership) and associated financial matters. Emmersons Solicitors Specialist Family Law team frequently deal with cases where one party has substantial assets …