Whilst working in the public sector, I was able to see children and families going through the pain of family separation in both the public and private law arenas. At the Children’s Workforce Development Council, a quango set up to ensure those working with children
In the first case of its kind since 1995, the parental rights of a man have been terminated by the High Court after he was imprisoned for sexual abuse.
CW v SG concerned an unmarried couple who had a child together, referred to in case
A recent ruling on legal aid could lead to deadlock in some family cases involving children, the Law Society has claimed.
In a judgement earlier this week, Mr Justice Ryder ruled that the Legal Aid Agency is not
A successful footballer playing for a UK team has been ordered to help the mother of his child in Africa move into more secure accommodation.
The mother had returned to her home country after the end of her relationship with the
A couple who were groundlessly investigated by Haringey Council after child abuse claims have won £2,000 damages in the High Court.
The couple, both senior social workers, were investigated by the council after it received an anonymous claim that they had mistreated their daughter – an experience they
In a brand new case, High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn condemned “reckless and foolhardy litigation” between a former couple.
The case o KS v ND concerned a post-divorce financial settlement agreed in 2005. A
The recent case of Re RC and JC concerned the abduction of two young children aged two and three.
The mother was Australian while the father is British by birth but is a permanent resident of Australia. The parties married in Australia and lived in Melbourne until 2010 when they returned to
The government has unveiled a package of family law reforms in a newly published draft bill.
The Children and Families Bill includes plans to allow parents to share leave from work following a birth. They will be able to ‘mix and match’ leave, taking it in turns or together, as
In a groundbreaking judgement, the High Court has ruled that sperm donors known to the recipients may apply for contact with their biological children.
Mr Justice Baker yesterday declared that such donors could request contact under Section 8
The Law Society has published a new practice note aimed at solicitors attending local authority Children Act meetings.
Solicitors attend such meetings to plan and progress care arrangements for affected
In a recently published case, a judge refused an American woman to permanently leave the UK with her son by a British father, referred to as F.
The mother had returned to the UK with the child after the launch of proceedings under he
In news which should be welcomed by family lawyers across the country, the government has announced that it plans to legislate for a legal presumption in favour of shared parenting. That would mean, in layman’s terms, that the involvement of both parents in a
Families need fathers has become a familiar slogan to those of us who work in family law in recent decades. Fathers’ rights campaigners complain – at times vociferously - that family law is biased against them and that embittered former partners
The Government’s consultation paper proposes changes to the law with regard to shared parenting.
Cohabitation and the legal rights (or lack of them) enjoyed by unmarried couples have been covered in detail on this blog over the years. Cohabitation is when couples live together as man or wife, with or without children, but without being married.
Many people choose a religious ceremony when getting married. More often than not these comply with the requirements detailed in my previous post, but there are some cases in which not all the requirements are complied with and the court must decide whether there is a valid marriage.
Just before I went on air at This Morning last week, Holly Willoughby – a new mum herself and one of the presenters of the programme – turned to me and said “just what rights do parents have to their children?” It seems like an easy question. But in fact it is far from it.
The long-awaited Family Justice Review, published today, presented a golden opportunity to review and recommend changes to existing law. Instead the Review panel has failed families in crisis.
If a relationship breaks down and there are children involved, what rules are applied to cases when one parent wishes to move with the children to another country? In this post, we will be looking at the rules – and how they could change in the …
A survey of children’s experiences of divorce was published today. The Children Act 1989, which transformed the face of family law for children, is 20 years old today. So how have children’s experiences changed – and how can we make it easier …
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