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Surely it’s time for the introduction of non-fault based divorces!

This week has been dubbed ‘Good Divorce Week 2016’ by Resolution, an organisation of approximately 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals in England and Wales who believe in a constructive,...

November 28, 2016
Opinion

Digitalisation of the family courts for financial cases

It is widely acknowledged and as set out in Hodge Jones & Allen's Unjust Kingdom report (2015) that "the justice system requires faster modernisation". One way of achieving of this...

November 21, 2016
Blog

On Divorce: What do you actually “need”?

Financial “Needs” are always considered before a court makes a financial order to resolve the distribution of money of a marriage. WHAT IS A FINANCIAL ORDER?

November 9, 2016
Opinion

Family Drug and Alcohol Court – a different approach to tackling substance misuse and its impact on families

I had my first experience of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) as a trainee solicitor. My supervisor was representing a father with longstanding alcohol dependency. He was a...

October 31, 2016
Opinion

Practice Direction 27A – A gentle reminder…..

With increasing cuts in funding of cases and the increasing number of litigants in person on the rise before the family courts, practitioners and advocates have recently received a gentle...

October 27, 2016
Blog

Should I have a pre-nuptial agreement?

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, Amal and George Clooney and Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are just some of the big name stars to have signed pre-nuptial agreements ahead of...

October 21, 2016
Blog

Helping vulnerable women building a more positive future

I recently attended a very interesting talk by an organisation called Pause. Pause work with women who have experienced repeat removals of their children through care proceedings. The Pause programme...

October 20, 2016
Opinion

Avoiding a Madonna style-custody battle

One of the truisms of divorce is that it’s often the children who are the real victims. The mix of emotions associated with separation and divorce often sees parents using...

October 17, 2016
Blog

Divorce – the common misconceptions

Whether it’s on the tube or at a dinner party, I often overhear people talking above divorce. It’s one of those things that people seem to think they know all...

September 30, 2016
Blog

Divorce – Don't forget to sort out the finances

In order to save on costs, it is now more common for people to choose a cheaper route to divorce and do it themselves. The divorce process itself can be...

September 13, 2016
Opinion

We must protect our refuges for women and children

Women’s refuges have provided invaluable protection, as well as emotional and practical support, for some of the most vulnerable clients that I have dealt with as a family solicitor. Refuges...

September 8, 2016
Opinion

Brexit – Planning a move abroad?

The UK's vote to leave the European Union may leave a number of families considering their position in the UK and whether to relocate with their children abroad. According to...

July 14, 2016
Blog

Preventing child abduction

When a marriage or relationship breaks down and there are children involved, sometimes one of the issues a parent faces is the fear that their child may be taken abroad...

June 3, 2016
Opinion

A glimmer of hope in legal aid developments?

On 18 February the ever resolute charity, Rights of Women successfully appealed against the decision that their application for a declaration that the Regulations relating to the eligibility for legal...

May 6, 2016
Opinion

Robertson v Robertson [2016] – To be, or not to be, a matrimonial asset

In Robertson v Robertson [2016] Mr Justice Holman had to decide whether the husband’s shareholding in ASOS, which he owned two years prior to the parties meeting and beginning their...

April 22, 2016
Blog

Parental Child Abduction – The Pitfalls and how to avoid them

Many parents may be unaware that they are not necessarily entitled to take their children out of the country without the other parent's consent. In fact in England and Wales,...

April 18, 2016
Opinion

Transparent or just slightly less opaque?

In 2014 Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division issued new guidance in relation to the publication of judgments in the family courts. The guidance distinguished between two classes…

April 8, 2016
Blog

Update on children’s guardians attending court hearings

A local practice direction relating to the attendance of children’s guardians at court hearings has been revised following a threat of judicial review by Nagalro, the professional association for independent…

March 31, 2016
Opinion

Steep hike in divorce fees… a way to discourage divorce?

The Ministry of Justice announced last week that the issue fee for a divorce has been increased to £550 from £410. A 34% increase with no more than 2 days’...

March 23, 2016
Blog

Special Guardianship – the new regulations, a step in the right direction?

On 29 February new regulations for Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) came into effect. The latest regulations amend the Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 and outline additional factors that need to be...

March 8, 2016
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