Mrs. Alison Straw

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  Alison Straw
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  Alison specialises in all areas of relationship breakdown including divorce, cohabitees, civil partnerships and finances, with a particular interest in issues relating to children.

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  Alison Straw

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  Alison Straw

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  Alison Straw head of the family team with law firm Irwin Mitchell at its offices in Queen Street, Leeds, believes legislation making prenuptial agreements binding in the UK could come in within 10 years, making the division of assets clearer should a marriage result in divorce.
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  Alison Straw said: "Just the same as you would take classes with your vicar or religious leader before getting married, what I see as the inevitable enforcement of prenuptial agreements within the next ten years will mean that the need to see a solicitor before walking down the aisle is all the more important.
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  With the UK making more steps to align itself with the rest of the European Union - which celebrated its 50th birthday on Sunday - Mrs Straw believes that it is only a matter of time before Government take the decision to fall in line with other countries in Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Spain who already authorise their use.
  
  Mrs Straw said: "Prenuptial agreements can not only save heartache and bitter rows in court over who has what amongst a couple, but on a larger scale it is in the interests of the Government as it keeps more litigation out of court.
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  Based on case evidence over the years, Mrs Straw believes many people do not want a common sharing of assets and following a divorce, a large proportion can be put off marrying again due to suffering in the outcome of the previous divorce and feeling wary about it happening again.
  
  Providing both parties sign up to a prenuptial agreement well in advance of the wedding so no undue pressure is placed on anyone, each person has taken independent advice and they disclosed their financial position to each other, Mrs Straw believes a pre-nup would actually give the reassurance to those concerned about re-marrying.
  
  Mrs Straw said: "If pre-nups were enforceable as I think they will be within ten years in this country, more people might be encouraged to get married, as they can help avoid future heartache and distress, helping couples to resolve more matters themselves rather than having courts impose settlements."
  
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  "If they are made legally binding and I think to be honest that's inevitable within the decade, meetings with a solicitor prior to marriage could become as commonplace as those with a vicar," says Alison Straw, head of family law at Irwin Mitchell in Leeds.
  
  "It's not necessarily a bad thing as couples will be entering into the marriage fully informed of how money and property will be split should the unfortunate happen and they divorce.Like with any other type of contract, they will be bound by the terms of the prenuptial - except in exceptional circumstances."
  
  Prenuptial agreements can already be drawn up in this country, but UK courts are not currently bound to recognise them.However, with the UK making more steps to align itself with the rest of the European Union - which celebrated its 50th birthday last Sunday - Straw believes that it is only a matter of time before the Government takes the decision to fall in line with other countries in Europe, including France, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Spain, who already authorise their use.
  
  "Prenuptial agreements can not only save heartache and bitter rows in court over who has what among a couple, but on a larger scale, it is in the interests of the Government as it keeps more litigation out of court," she says.
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  "From the clients I have seen over the years there are many people who don't want a common sharing of assets, and following a divorce, a large proportion can be put off remarrying because they feel wary about it happening again," says Straw.

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  Alison StrawTel: 01302 341414Alison.straw@taylorbracewell.co.uk

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  "As with heterosexual marriages, where a couple must be married for at least a year before they can seek a divorce, the same applies for civil partners, so we are now preparing to deal with those who are looking to dissolve their relationship," says Alison Straw, head of the family team at the Leeds branch of law firm Irwin Mitchel.
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  "Because of the historic prejudice which existed, same-sex couples often tend to want to keep their relationship private, and for obvious reasons there are many couples who don't want a public airing of personal issues in court," says Straw.
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  "How we deal with relationship breakdowns is crucial to the success of the outcome, both in financial and emotional terms," says Straw.
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  The men, ranging in age from 19 to 27 were identified only by their first names - Amjad, Rafid, Hassan, Ayman and Ali.

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  National top 10 law firm Irwin Mitchell has boosted its presence in Leeds with the appointment of Alison Straw to head the family team.
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  Based at the firm's offices in Queen Street, Leeds, Mrs Straw, 39, has relocated from Sheffield, where she began her career as a trainee solicitor with the firm and has spent the last 17 years working her way through the ranks.
  
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  A matrimonial law expert, specialising in all matters arising from relationship breakdown - including divorce, finance and children - Mrs Straw will lead a team of five and develop and raise the profile of the family law service in the region.
  
  Her team will include associate solicitor Nigel Wilson and lawyer Helen Jacobs, who joined the firm in December 2005.
  
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  Mrs Straw is a member of the Law Society's children and family panels, and an accredited member of Resolution, formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association, in finance and children.
  
  She said: "This is a fantastic opportunity for me at this stage in my career.

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  Alison Straw, a partner at Irwin Mitchell solicitors in Leeds, said there was a lot of wealth in Yorkshire, which people were getting more sensible about wanting to protect."It does seem to fly in the face of what you're entering into when you get married," she said.
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  Alison Straw said although she could not comment on those two cases ahead of today's judgment, they were examples where a pre-nuptial agreement might just have helped."In the US, where pre-nups are legally binding, far fewer of these cases end up in dispute in the courts," she said.The cost of drawing up a basic pre-wedding contract is from £750 to £1,500 - a drop in the ocean, lawyers claim, even to those people who earn average salaries but could have easily been awarded a house which is now worth £250,000.If their next partner brings nothing to the pot financially, they want to make sure they are not left with nothing if another marriage fails."It's a tool which is useful in legal argument when deciding who should get what in the event of a break-up," said Alison Straw.

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