The office of Sir James Munby, the President of the Family Division, has reissued guidance on contact between family law courts and the Home Office.
The note sets out the fundamentals of the system called Communicating with the
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High Court judge Mr Justice Baker has hailed the importance of specialist family solicitors and barristers.
Speaking at the conclusion of a case in which he had dismissed an application for care orders by Devon County Council, the judge noted the level of specialist knowledge
So the Sunday Times Rich List has been rolled out for 2013. Every year since 1989, the paper has published this annual parade of plutocrats while the rest of us look on in amazement/ disgust/ envy/ admiration – delete according to preference!
Is living apart the new being together? Quite possibly, if a new university study is anything to go by.
It is a detailed look at a social phenomenon which has been dubbed ‘living apart together’ – that is to say, couples who form relationships but do not move in together. Apparently
Ten of the 12 candidates for the Philippine Senate who appeared at a recent election forum in Manila opposed the introduction of divorce legislation.
Candidate Bam Aquino told a live TV audience:
“I am not in favour of divorce law. We have legal remedies under the law, what is
The family law system is undergoing the “most radical reforms in a lifetime”, according to a senior judge.
In a recently published statement, Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, said ongoing reforms to family justice in the UK were “nothing short of revolutionary”.
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Lord Justice Ryder has hailed a “revolutionary culture of change” within the family justice system.
Speaking at the annual conference of family law association Resolution, the Court of Appeal judge said the path to a single family court in April next year would be marked by a series of
Family law organisation Resolution has launched a new scheme designed to help separated parents focus on the needs of their children.
Announced at Resolution’s annual conference, Family Matters will begin as a pilot
The Maltese government has begun negotiations with the Vatican over a concordat (treaty) which allows the church to veto divorces on the island.
Malta became one of the last countries in the world to legalise divorce in 2011 but under
The late Margaret Thatcher had a way with words and several of her finest bons mots really appeal to me. “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t” and “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want it done, ask a woman” and so on. There are lots of
Popular Korean film star Lim Chang-Jung has filed for divorce from his wife of seven years.
The 39 year-old actor, who has appeared in 30 films over a 20 year career, submitted a divorce mediation form to the Seoul family court earlier this week and these papers have
A draft bill currently proceeding through the Florida Senate could prohibit the application of foreign law in family cases across the state.
If passed into statute, Senate Bill 58 – Application of Foreign Law in Certain Cases –
A US man who scooped a huge lottery win earlier this week owes $29,000 in unpaid child support.
Forty-four year old Pedro Quezada collected $152 million in Trenton, New Jersey, on Tuesday, after discovering the previous day that he was the sole winner of that weekend’s
The wife of one of the wealthiest businessmen in the United States is facing a substantial divorce settlement, Reuters reports.
Sue Ann Hamm is the second wife of Harold G Hamm, the 67 year-old founder, Chairman
Registrars should not be able to refuse to marry same-sex couples, the Highland Council has said.
The council had responded to consultation on the draft Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, which proposes the introduction of same-sex marriage and the
The Legal Ombudsman has produced a report showing that family law is the most complained about area of law in England and Wales. More than a fifth of the cases it deals with involve divorce and other family law-
A landmark divorce battle that pits family law against corporate law goes to the Supreme Court tomorrow in the case of Prest v Petrodel.
Yasmin Prest is to appeal to the Supreme Court tomorrow over a ruling that her
Chester County Court has granted an appeal against a judgment that courts do not have the authority to order the repayment of overpaid maintenance unless a legal order is in place.
G v P concerned a divorced couple. In July 2005, they reached a settlement in which they
Family law association Resolution has released an official response to the draft Children and Families Bill, which was published by the government earlier this month.
The response highlights various aspects of the bill, expressing concern about some
Legislators in Arizona are considering a change to the state’s divorce law which would require divorced parents with custody of the children to inform their former partners of any planned move.
Currently divorced parents in the state must only provide notice for moves of more than
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