The much publicised drive to open family courts in England and Wales to public scrutiny has had only limited success, according to the...…
House of Commons second reading due 12 May 2017 A Bill to make provision for the enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders, including...…
Interim findings from research exploring how the current divorce law works in practice have been published today (24 March 2017). The...…
A woman who says she is "desperately unhappy" in her marriage has lost the latest round of an "extraordinarily unusual" court fight. ...…
Lord Wilson of Culworth has expressed support for binding pre-nuptial agreements. In a speech to the University of Bristol Law Club, he...…
In a speech given last Tuesday Lord Wilson has defended our legal system of large capital payouts on divorce and the reasoning behind...
These type of cases are extremely costly and unless an agreement can be reached on how it can work, it is costly to litigate.
Mediation...
Divorce can be an emotionally and financially challenging life event. In the face of the many possible adjustments divorce entails,...…
A couple who split up five months after spending £200,000 on their wedding were urged by a judge to stop fighting over money as their...…
Families and businesses could lose access to justice across the EU, Lords report says
1 in 4 Child Maintenance Options clients have family-based arrangements after contact with the service The Department for Work and...…
A lot has been recently written in the mainstream press about parental alienation. It can be almost impossible to force a child to...…
The legal effect of marriage is vitally important. A marriage grants to both parties certain rights in property previously owned solely...…
There were 247,372 marriages between opposite sex couples in 2014, an increase of 2.7% from 2013; but 6.2% lower than in 2012 (2014...…
This article outlines some of the key things that social workers need to be aware of to try and prevent adoptive placements breaking down...
This article explores how professionals who have concerns about 'disguised compliance' can try and approach matters differently.
It...
Sally Wilson, a University lecturer shares her very honest account of Post-Partum Psychosis.
Mother's Day is approaching but as any mother knows, stepping in to the role can be a turbulent time. For some it can be devastating. As...…
Coronation street have been tackling an ongoing story about child grooming and have won praise from charities for the way they have dealt...
Sir James Munby, president of the Family Division, told a Family Justice Council event yesterday that judges should not be called upon to...…
In Family law everyone can benefit from positive communication. The Family team at Dutton Gregory are committed to adopting a non...
A father who describes himself as “Anglo-Saxon” has lost a legal battle to prevent his Muslim ex-wife from sending their 10-year-old son...…
On 8 March 2017 the Supreme Court heard an appeal as to whether a male employee is entitled to require a pension fund to pay a surviving...…
Despite the government's hope that mediation will reduce the need for parties to involve the court in contested child issues ...
Private law cases received by Cafcass in February up 3% on a year ago 3,414 new cases received In February 2017, Cafcass received a...…
It appears that significant steps are now being taken to bring about reform. Special measures can of course be put in place under the...…
Iqbal v Iqbal provides a salutary example of the consequences that can occur in the absence of legal representation. Discusses the...…
This article states that Lord Justice McFarlane suggests too many children are being "forcibly" adopted and calls for a re-think of UK...
Although this article is written by a Sydney based divorce expert, these guidelines on mistakes couples often make apply to couples in...
Mr Justice Mostyn’s judgment in Goyal v Goyal [2016] EWFC 50 (Fam) handed down on 4 November 2016 held that the English family court...…
Between 2 and 16 per cent of the clinical population are diagnosed narcissists, and the legal forum unfortunately plays into their hands....…
A former policy aide to Gordon Brown has lost a landmark divorce case, in the latest stage of proceedings which have taken in three...…
PEOPLE stay in loveless marriages for many reasons: anxiety about the impact of splitting up on their children; financial dependency on a...…
There are now 3.3 million cohabiting couple families in the UK and this number has doubled in the past 20 years. Under current...…
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The Family Court and Family Division of the High Court deal with all kinds of disputes relating to children and disputes between...…
A Supreme Court judge has criticised ministers for failing to reform divorce and cohabitation law, in a rare public outburst. Lord...…
The Family Court refused the applicant transgender father’s application for direct contact with her five children who belonged to a...
The Law Commission has recommended reforms to make enforcement more effective, accessible and fair.
These include new powers for the...
The Bill was introduced by Baroness Deech and received its first reading in May 2016.
She explained that the purpose is to "... reform...
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