25/08/15
Litigant in person
With the restriction of the availability of legal aid nowadays there are increasing numbers of people forced to act as litigants in person, that is, …
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29/06/15
Grandparents Missing Out
Grandparents often play an important role in a child’s life, offering love, taking on the childcare of small ones and offering advice and support for …
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24/06/15
What happens to the Children when their parents split up?
If you were asked whether fathers are more likely to see their sons rather than their daughters, or the other way round, following separation or …
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11/06/15
Breaching a Court Order is a serious offence
One of the top stories in the news this week is with regards to the missing mum who has disappeared with her son after a Court …
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03/06/15
What Is Parental Child Abduction?
Parental Child Abduction occurs when a person who is connected to a child takes them away from their country of habitual residence, that is the …
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02/06/15
What Is Child Abduction?
Child Abduction is the act of taking a child away from their family, carer or person who has lawful control of the child without consent …
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18/05/15
Don’t blame the kids
No one, especially parents, makes the decision to divorce lightly. Most people think at length. If their marriages were for long periods of time they …
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18/05/15
Barder Event – When is a final order not a final order?
Answer: when there is a “Barder” event. How does this translate? A Barder event may give those a second chance who have entered into a …
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05/05/15
Untangling the web of a Bigamous Relationship
There may be a few of you who have not heard of the recent case involving an Andrew O’Clee’s bigamous relationship, writes Anita Garside Family …
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23/04/15
From September 2015 all Family Court Judges in England will be able to order DNA tests to determine…
From September 2015 all Family Court Judges in England will be able to order DNA tests to determine a child’s parentage. Two pilot schemes are …
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25/02/15
DNA test funding could end family court battles
DNA tests to determine parentage could end acrimonious family court battles, Justice Minister Simon Hughes has said after funding was announced. Between £500,000 and £1m …
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18/02/15
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Engagement Gifts
Gifts between an engaged couple When two people, who are engaged, give gifts (including an engagement ring) to each other, there is a presumption that they …
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