Claire Colebourn, the mother who drowned her 3 year old daughter rather than allow contact with her father was today (Monday) sentenced...

Ideally a divorce and separation should be an amicable matter. However, this is often not the case! Sometimes couples get so caught up in...

In a new plan to provide women in Saudi Arabia with anonymity during divorce proceedings from January 2019 they will now be notified of...

I recall dealing with a divorce once where parties were arguing over the contents of a spice rack... 

Disputes over the contents of...

Claire Colebourn, a 36 year old mother from Fordingbridge in Hampshire has been convicted of the murder of her three year old daughter,...

Ms Chipperfield, who separated from her CEO partner, Mr Horn has been successful in her claim for half of their £1 million Lymington...

The financial times has posted the truth about 10 divorce myths, from adultery not giving you a larger share of the matrimonial assets 

Actor Laurence Fox has recently spoken openly about the impact on his divorce from Billie Piper, including the financial and emotional...

Further to my previous link, the parent's of 14 year old Molly Russell, who committed suicide after searching self-harm and suicide on...

Following my previous article on 13th February 2019, in relation to the first UK conviction for female genital mutilation the mother has...

Supporting and enhancing young people's capacity for autonomy includes developing skills and attitudes that provide an understanding of...

After around 11 years of marriage, Prince Louis Xavier of Luxembourg and his wife, Her Royal Highness Princess Tessy divorced in 2018....

Sir Andrew McFarlane has called for a review of the UK fertility laws after a transgender man (known only as TT) fell pregnant 10...

In December 2018 the Family Justice Council held their annual debate.

One of the topics that was covered was the use of covert recordings...

Where a party seeks Legal Aid for an area of law that is not automatically cover they can apply for funding under 'exceptional...

Reece Penkert has received a three year custodial sentence at Harrow Crown Court for assault and controlling and coercive behaviour...

LKH v TQA AL Z (Interim Maintenance) is an interesting case and judgement with looks at spousal maintenance during legal proceedings as...

Whilst the Six Nations Rugby may still be ongoing and England v Scotland is to take place on 16th March, there is a different England v...

The Innocence Project, run by a group of Law Students at Cardiff University have successfully overturned a criminal conviction for the...

Following last week's successful appeal, resulting in Sally Challen's murder case being re-heard on the grounds the court had not taken...

In financial proceedings, it is common place for one party to make an allegation that the other has not provided full disclosure of all...

This study has looked at the number of children that are exposed to further significant harm when placed under Supervision Orders, and...

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) and regulations sets out the rules as to who qualifies for legal aid....

The former president of the Family Division, Sir James Munby was a strong advocate for transparency in the family court and it would...

Lots of parents and professionals have become aware of the Momo Challenge - a game where children are contacted by someone called...

There has been a marked increase in the number of couples choosing to engage in 'private divorces', either paying for a retired Judge to...

Public Funding (Legal Aid) has been dramatically reduced in recent years.  

In order to qualify, a case/person must be eligible - the...

I often have parents in care proceedings comment about social media - either to suggest that they have seen something, or think that...

Following my previous article on the appeal of Sally Challen, this has today been successful.

Miss Challen's conviction for murder has...