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March 15, 2017
Supreme Court inheritance ruling in favour of charities
Press Release: The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in favour of three charities in a long-running inheritance dispute. When the mother of Mrs Heather Ilott died in 2004, she left her estate, worth just under £500,000 to three Charities, ...
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My parents refuse to make a will, what can I do?
Senior Solicitor Claire McParland appeared on St Albans radio station Radio Verulam this morning to answer family law questions from listeners. These included one whose parents refuse to make a will and another who had a query about maintenance payme...
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March 14, 2017
More people marrying later in life
Press Release: People in England and Wales are marrying later than ever before. The average age for men getting married in 2014 was 37 years old while for women it was almost 35, according to newly published data from the Office for National ...
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February 23, 2017
Stowe Family Law: Livingbridge invest in the future
Stowe Family Law LLP is looking forward to an exciting future following investment from mid-market equity firm Livingbridge and the retirement of Founder and former Senior Partner Marilyn Stowe. The UK’s largest specialist family law firm was fo...
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February 21, 2017
Civil partnerships: equality for all?
Press release: Stowe Family Law Partner Graham Coy said: “This morning the Court of Appeal delivered its Judgment in a case brought by a couple who do not wish to marry but would prefer to enter into a civil partnership instead. They had...
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February 8, 2017
Woman wins Supreme Court pensions battle
Press release: A woman whose fiancé died shortly after their engagement has won her legal bid to receive her late partner’s pension. Stowe Family Law Managing Partner Julian Hawkhead called the result “a triumph for justice and common se...
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January 18, 2017
Changing a child’s surname: family law Q&A
Experienced family lawyer Graham Coy appeared on Radio Verulam this morning to answer a range of family law questions, including changing a child’s surname and DIY divorces. One listener wanted some advice regarding the residency of her child wh...
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November 25, 2016
Multiple marriages and divorce in later life
Stowe Family Law solicitor Amy Foweather was interviewed on BBC Tees this morning to discuss the story of “Britain’s most married man”. The 68 year-old man in question, Ron Sheppard, made national headlines when he got engaged to a woman who wi...
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November 24, 2016
Domestic violence against men: challenging preconceptions
Senior Partner Marilyn Stowe has had an article published in The Huffington Post this week. She explained that despite the common perception of domestic violence being a brutish man abusing a cowering woman, real life is more complicated. Altho...
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November 9, 2016
Occupation orders and family law questions
Senior Partner Marilyn Stowe spoke about occupation orders and unmarried couples buying property in her latest appearance on local St Albans radio station Radio Verulam this morning. She also discussed a variety of other family law matters. Mrs St...
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October 24, 2016
Marilyn Stowe and the Yorkshire Legal Awards
Senior Partner Marilyn Stowe was featured on the regional business news website Bdaily this week. This followed her appearance at the Yorkshire Legal Awards where she chaired the judging panel. The Yorkshire Legal Awards is an annual event run by ...
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October 19, 2016
Sears Tooth agreements and family law questions
Senior Partner Marilyn Stowe appeared on Radio Verulam this morning for her regular slot answering listeners’ questions about family law. This week, they included grounds for divorce and Sears Tooth agreements. One listener, who claimed to be a ...
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