Legal News (Family)

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Date Heading Short Description
February 2010 Mediation Eugene Davy is a CEDR (Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution) accredited Mediator. View
February 2010 Divorce in a Cold Climate The recession is well and truly upon us and its effect is being felt in every aspect of life in Ireland. View
September 2009Forum shopping and the differences of approach between Ireland and England to financial relief in separation and divorce cases As practitioners we are all very aware of the increasing prominence of forum shopping in family law, particularly in view of the application of EU law... View
September 2009 "Eugene Davy and Justin Spain give Family Law Seminar in London" Recently Eugene Davy (Head of Family Department) and Justin Spain (Associate) gave a seminar in London to family lawyers there to highlight the differences between our two systems in how they deal with financial relief in separation and divorce cases. View
September 2009Recent Developments in Family Law A recent Judgment in the High Court has highlighted the willingness of the courts to vary existing Orders in family law cases ... View
September 2009 The Implication of an Inheritance in Separation When a couple separate an issue that frequently arises is the issue of inherited or gifted assets. Usually a spouse is anxious to know if inherited assets will be treated as part of the marital assets or whether these assets will be ringfenced as the assets of that spouse only. View
24-Sept-2007 Collaborative Law - Sept 2007 Collaborative Law is an alternative method of settling the issues arising out of family breakdown. At its simplest, it's about reaching solutions together with the help of Collaborative lawyers. The process is non adversarial and aims at finding solutions by consensus without the threat of court proceedings and creating the best chance of building a secure future apart. View
23-Jul-2006Cohabitation - Law Reform Commission recommendations and Joint Oireachtas Committee ReportThe Law Reform Commission published a consultation paper on Cohabitation in 2004. The 2002 Census indicates there were 77,600 cohabiting couples in 20...... View
15-Dec-2005Family law developments The treatment of “ample resources” cases and “clean break” settlements “Ample resources” matrimonial cases are not defined by the judiciary......View