Undertakings: Considering the options

Danielle Taylor outlines the use, drafting and enforcement of undertakings in financial remedy proceedings ‘Standard orders now include a number of provisions that were previously incorporated into financial remedy orders as undertakings, for example the payment of a mortgage and other outgoings.’ Undertakings frequently feature in financial remedy orders that are made by either consent …
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Mediation: Over the line?

Alison Schmidt looks at the arguments for and against mediators drafting financial consent orders ‘Many mediators have reported an increasing number of requests from clients to convert the terms of the memorandum of understanding into a financial consent order capable of being lodged at court.’In November 2016, the Family Mediation Council (FMC) issued a member …
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