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What does divorce or separation mean for your house?

2016-12-05T16:16:18+00:00March 28th, 2014|Divorce & Dissolution of Civil Partnerships, Information|

This is a common issue in Edinburgh. When a couple divorces or separates one of the first things they worry about is who should keep the home and whether one party can force the other to leave?

Beverley Johnson explains the ins and outs of this tricky issue.

If you’re cohabiting but aren’t married

Say you own or are named as the sole tenant of the property. You can’t force your ex to leave or deny them entry as they’re protected under the Matrimonial Homes (Family Protection) (Scotland) Act 1981.

However, their right to occupy can only be declared by a court and […]

Co-habiting. For better or worse?

2016-12-05T16:16:18+00:00February 4th, 2014|Family Law News|

For all intents and purposes married couples and co-habiting couples can seem the same. But there are actually big differences in their rights when it comes to things like separation and children.

A third of us aren’t aware of these differences so we’ve provided a breakdown of the main issues.

Support and children

Most differences only become relevant in the event of separation or death. However there are exceptions. For instance married couples are duty bound to support each other as long as they are married. Whereas cohabitants have no obligations regarding mutual support.

There are also a lot of differences regarding children born […]

New Law – Financial Provision

2016-12-05T16:16:18+00:00February 15th, 2013|Career Highlights|

Sometimes there is an untested  legal argument.  In recent months Beverley won a decision to fill such a gap in her client’s favour.  She argued before the judge that her client should receive an unequal division of assets in her client’s favour using section 9 (1) (d) of the Family Law (Scotland) Act in a way previously unused.

Making law is not an every day occurrence but the sign of a committed lawyer to have on your side.

Abortion Test Case

2016-12-05T16:16:18+00:00February 15th, 2013|Career Highlights|

One of  Beverley ‘s toughest cases was when her client wanted an abortion and her husband tried to stop her. But fighting the case up through the courts was almost easier than dealing with the World’s press and TV who besieged the office and phones looking for interviews.  When the time was right Beverley appeared on ‘News at Ten’ and dealt with the world wide media coverage because everyone had an opinion.

As ever in complex cases Beverley worked with a QC and won  every appeal until the case finished .

For students and others interested, the case is reported

Child recovery from New Zealand

2016-12-05T16:16:18+00:00February 15th, 2013|Career Highlights|

Many of Beverley’s clients are men and when a distraught  husband approached Bev about his missing child she knew she had a tough case. When he told Beverley his partner had taken their daughter to New Zealand and refused to come home it seemed impossible. But working with a local lawyer in New Zealand and using the Hague Convention Beverley not only recovered the child back from the other side of the world but reunited her with her father and achieved a good contact order from the Scottish court.

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