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Family Law Dilemma: Paternalism versus Autonomy - Today's Family Lawyer

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Introduction In recent years, family law has witnessed a growing commitment to principles of individual autonomy, especially in the context of the law surrounding financial settlement upon divorce.  There has been a discernible move from paternalistic concerns for welfare, towards embracing and promoting ideas of personal responsibility and economic self-sufficiency. Both concepts have their own merits and demerits.  Paternalism is in its essenc…
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Family Law Dilemma: Paternalism versus Autonomy - Today's Family Lawyer

Introduction In recent years, family law has witnessed a growing commitment to principles of individual autonomy, especially in the context of the law surrounding financial settlement upon divorce.  There has been a discernible move from paternalistic concerns for welfare, towards embracing and promoting ideas of personal responsibility and economic self-sufficiency. Both concepts have their own merits and demerits.  Paternalism is in its essenc…

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Pre/ post – nuptial agreement reform: what is this and what does it mean for law firms?

Article written by Leanne  Wylie   On 18th December 2024, the Law Commission published a scoping report on financial remedies on divorce and dissolution of a civil partnership. It has been concluded that there need to be reforms of the law; these reforms may take the form of four different models suggested by the Commission that range from codifying current cases law to introducing default rules to determine asset division. Reform has been decid…

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