Modern Families Hub

Welcome to STEP’s Modern Families Hub, where we have pulled together news, features and resources discussing the construct and needs of modern families.

Special supplement: Modern Families - A Private Client Perspective

Understanding modern families is imperative in today’s world; the potential for estate litigation, the rise in family disputes and the ever-shifting nature of what constitutes a family unit are just some of the considerations facing advisors and their practice. By gaining insight into these aspects, practitioners can better anticipate and adapt to potential future changes in family dynamics. In this supplement readers will find resources, commentary and insight into how they can best serve their clients.

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Article: Holy manimony

Zoë Bloom explores the growing trend of alimony being paid to men and potential jurisdictional challenges.

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Insight panel: Modern families

How does your jurisdiction define a child and what challenges (if any) do these definitions pose for today’s modern family?

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Meeting the needs of modern families

Modern families can often be complicated families: they can be challenging, diverse, intricate, and all over the map – often literally – and their needs are equally complex. In this webinar, our panel discussed what a typical family today looks like, the key complexities facing them, and how practitioners are meeting their needs.

SIG Events

Roundtable

For global families, managing wealth across one or more jurisdictions engenders numerous complexities. This roundtable, sponsored by RBC Wealth Management, examined the challenges.

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Article

Hannah Mantle and Charles Hancock review case law in England and Wales that illustrates how the courts are adapting to the modern definition of ‘family’.

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Join a SIG

Interested in specialist modern families content? Many of our SIGs are focussing on the complex and changing nature of modern families, through the lense of their professional niche. The SIGs are free to join and you will have access to all of their member resources.