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Separated Families and Christmas 2020 – What are the rules in Jersey? Published: 21 December 2020
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Viberts shortlisted in the 2021 Citywealth IFC Awards for ‘Law Firm of the Year – Jersey’. Published: 16 December 2020
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Partner Jamie Orchard recognised in Citywealth’s Future Leaders Top 100 list Published: 28 October 2020
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Viberts recognised in latest Legal 500 UK 2021 rankings Published: 6 October 2020
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Viberts Partner, Rose Colley appointed as President of ‘The Law Society of Jersey’ Published: 24 September 2020
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Vote for Jamie Orchard, Partner who has been shortlisted for ‘Family lawyer of the year, Partner’ in the Future Leaders Awards 2020 Published: 9 September 2020
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Unhappy in your marriage during the lockdown? Published: 21 April 2020
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Alexandra Cohen qualifies as an English Solicitor Published: 15 April 2020
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Child contact issues/shared residence in lockdown – an update Published: 2 April 2020
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(Un)happy families and Covid-19 Published: 1 April 2020
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Payment of child maintenance and the Coronavirus Published: 31 March 2020
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Coronavirus and the issues it raises about contact for separated parents Published: 25 March 2020
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How to protect your marriage from COVID-19 Published: 20 March 2020
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What is a Calderbank offer? Published: 11 December 2019
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Viberts Partner, Jamie Orchard acts in landmark family law case Published: 31 October 2019
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Experienced family lawyer returns to Viberts Published: 18 September 2019
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Viberts Family Law Partner, Jamie Orchard has been recognised in the 2019 Channel Islands Top 35 Under 35. Published 4 June 2019
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Litigation Risk and the “Chinese Tiger” Published: 26 April 2019
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Keeping Divorce Costs Down Published: 9 April 2019
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Family Law and Those New Year Blues Published: 10 January 2019
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A reconciliation contract – an alternative to divorce? Published: 27 Febuary 2018
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Child contact at Christmas: make a clear plan Published: 4 December 2017
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DIY divorce Published: 8 November 2017
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Marriage vs. cohabitation Published: 1 September 2017
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Dividing the marital assets in a divorce Published: 27 June 2017
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It’s not you, nor me: is the concept of ‘no fault divorce’ on the cards? There has been a lot of media coverage lately regarding “activists” who are seeking reform of the current divorce laws in the UK (and in Jersey) to include a “no fault” way of bringing about a divorce. What are the pros and cons?
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The “boomerang generation” & divorce With more adult children returning to live at home, what happens if their parents have divorced?
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Parental Responsibility – have you got consent for travelling as a single parent with children? Separated or divorced? What you need to know before taking your children abroad
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Social media & relationship breakdown Anyone involved in relationship breakdown needs to be extremely careful on social media
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Child maintenance: what rate is right? When couples with children separate, one of their primary concerns, whether they are married or not, is ensuring that the children are supported financially. In legal terms, this is known as child maintenance.
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Can spousal maintenance ever be forever? For many divorcing couples, coming to an agreement over their finances is often the most difficult part of the marriage breakup; and in virtually all cases, divorcing couples need legal advice on both capital and income.
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Top tips for keeping divorce costs down There are a number of simple steps that clients can take to help keep costs to a reasonable level.
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Divorce d-day The fanfare for the arrival of divorce Friday as it appears every year in the newspapers shortly after Christmas.
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Parental responsibility, residence & contact – Children Law in Jersey The new Law completely changes much of the previous law regarding parents and their children. The new law also impacts on, and gives rights to, people such as grandparents and step parents.
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Inherited assets & dividing these in a divorce Increasingly family lawyers are being asked about inherited assets and how these should be treated when the marriage breaks down.
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Divorce: what about the children? Some statistics relating to divorce and the impact on children have the power to shock.
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Divorce with dignity Divorce is unfortunately a booming industry both in the UK and here in Jersey, and all too often the legal costs involved can be financially disastrous for the couple involved.
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Fast cars, hiding assets, expensive new partners… Conduct during a divorce has become an issue - hiding assets and the effect on divorce proceedings.
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Has divorce law now gone too far in favour of women? Does divorce favour women more than men in particular for high earners?
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No more rummaging in bins! Family lawyers are familiar with their client turning up at the office with financial documents that they have found whilst searching at home.
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Should the law change be changed for unmarried couples – gay or heterosexual? Since December 2005, gay couples in the UK have had the right to enter into what is called a civil partnership.
Briefings
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Cohabitation: you may not get back what you put in to a property Why cohabiting couples ought to protect their interests with a cohabitation or equity agreement
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Family law jargon buster Are you confused what certain legal terms mean? This helpful family law jargon buster guide explains what most of the commonly used legal terms mean.