Family and trusts: Forewarned is forearmed

Withers LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | December 2019 #212
Claire Blakemore and Jemma Thomas explore how the courts consider assets held in trust upon divorce ‘The cases provide helpful insights into how trust structures will be viewed on divorce, so that we can discern tips and practice points on creating and managing trusts most effectively.’ The court’s approach to assets held in trusts seems …

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Pet Disputes: For richer, for paw(er)

Rayden Solicitors | Family Law Journal | June 2014 #137
Rebecca Harling reports on the often vexing issue of the ownership of pets on relationship breakdown and the courts’ approach ‘The law in England and Wales regards pets as chattels in the context of a financial settlement, to be divided up in the same manner as the dining room table or television.’ A recent survey …

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Divorce: Stuck in the middle

Withers LLP | Trusts and Estates Law & Tax Journal | May 2014 #156
Claire Blakemore provides a practical guide for trustees in the event of divorce div class=”pullquote”>’Trustees must consider carefully what position they will need to take in the context of the case and in particular on disclosure and enforcement.’ The American preacher Lorenzo Dow famously said ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’ and …

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