Friday, 1 January 2016

Error On Divorce Form ‘could Have Led To Unfair Settlements’


On the 18th December 2015, a perturbing headline reported on the BBC News website, which may cause concern to parties who have agreed on their divorce settlements since April 2014.

When parties are going through their financial divorce process, they are required to complete Form E, a lengthy 20 page form giving full details of their assets and liabilities including property, pension and policies. There appears to be a critical fault found in the software for the usage of Form E on the Ministry of Justice website. There is an investigation being conducted and BBC have reported that Officials of HMCTS have stated that all affected parties will be contacted as soon as possible.

This demonstrates the difficulties that is faced by parties in trying to resolve their matrimonial issues without specialist legal advice.

For further assistance regarding the BBC report or advice on matrimonial issues and any aspect of family law London, please contact our office on 07582932830 or 020 83586 4050 or email info@aschfordslaw.com for a brief informal chat.

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