A client had signed an enduring power of attorney (EPA) before the rules changed in 2007 but not all of the attorneys had signed before this date. We advised the client...
We helped the personal representatives to act for them in the administration of the estate of a lady who died in a nursing home and who funded her own care...
We were asked to help Mr Hornett, an elderly man, to draft a new Will leaving his estate (£3million) to one of his carers. We suspected undue influence so met...
We helped a mother make an application to the Court of Protection to be appointed as personal welfare deputy together with her youngest son for her eldest son who had...
We worked with the daughter of an elderly lady who had lost mental capacity and needed to apply to the Court of Protection to be appointed as deputy to deal...
We helped the mother of a young male adult with severe learning and communication difficulties make an application to the Court of Protection to be appointed as his deputy. Her son lives...
We advised a married couple on their lasting powers of attorney. The couple have three sons who are young adults and they wanted to appoint the right people who would...
A married couple did not wish to be resuscitated if either of them were ever in an accident. We prepared health and welfare LPA for the couple appointing their children as their...
We worked with a group of directors to help set up lasting powers of attorney for their personal and business finances. The directors wanted to ensure they appointed each other to look...
We successfully helped a wife claim her share of the marital pot after divorcing her husband who was dishonest in court. The husband, a managing director, was dishonest in declaring his full...
We successfully helped a City banker protect his wealth after his wife tried to get more of his money following their divorce. We were able to negotiate a favourable financial...
We helped a retired wife in her divorce where the combined assets of the couple were in excess of £7million. The case was problematic as the husband did not wish...
We worked with a husband to achieve the sale of the family home to ensure that both he and his wife had funds and mortgage capacity to be able to purchase suitable...
We helped a husband in his divorce. He and his wife were equal shareholders and directors of a family limited company which provided them both with their income. They also owned...
We helped a mother who was in a violent relationship and had concerns about her ex-husband’s use of drugs and alcohol. The father failed to submit drug test results following...
We worked with a father whose ex-partner was suffering from mental health issues and made false allegations against him relating to their four year old daughter. We secured an order...
We helped a father in his applications for an order to spend time with his children. The mother would not agree to contact between the children and their father until...
We helped a separating couple where the wife had insufficient income to generate the necessary mortgage capacity to purchase a new home for herself and the children. This involved a...
We helped a separating couple with two children who ran their business through a limited company. Through the collaborative process shared care arrangements for the children were agreed and a...
We worked with a woman who had substantial funds from the breakdown of her marriage and sought to ensure that the funds would ultimately benefit her two children. They were...