Family Law Reforms From the Queens Speech
The recent Queen’s Speech contained a number of key reforms for various areas of the law. In particular, the speech unveiled a set of proposals aimed at reforming family law. The biggest set of...
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Changes to the Child Arrangements Programme
The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has announced that the CAP orders for private law children proceedings are to be changed. In an announcement dated 21st January 2016, he wrote: In...
Error in Online Form E calculations – is my judgement affected?
The HMCTS online Form E appears to have a calculation error in one part of the form – thus leading to alarmist news articles, and this morning I would imagine many divorced people who...
Stirring it in the Family Courts : Conduct & S.25 MCA
“…And the Dish ran away with the Spoon” In a recently reported case, the wife in financial remedy proceedings may now lose thousands of pounds after what was described as a ‘wooden spoon incident’ involving...
7 Point Prenuptial Protection Plan
What needs to be considered for a Marriage Contract? As a result of 2 decisions by the Court of Appeal (Radmacher) and Privy Council (MacLeod), it is possible to protect your assets in the...
Social Media – Join the Party
Where it’s @ Paradigm Family Law are to be the new hosts of #UKBusinessHour on twitter. From 6 August, and every first Thursday we will host the business networking hour from 8pm to 9pm...
Child Arrangement Orders – Here comes the Son (& daughter)
Packing your Case The number of cases involving the courts and child arrangements is on the rise. The National Audit office recently published statistics showing a 22% increase in cases involving children contact arrangements,...
“I’m getting married in the morning….”
How to find the perfect Wedding Venue The Registrar General for England and Wales has issued updated guidance on the approval of premises as venues for civil marriages and civil partnerships. It provides detailed...
Do fathers get a raw deal from the family courts?
Do fathers get a raw deal from the family courts? It is not uncommon for fathers to claim that social workers, Cafcass officers and Judges discriminate against men when deciding issues about who a...
On the run – publicity in the Family Court
Behind closed doors The Family Court is certainly in the news this week, with reports of Rebecca Minnock the ‘runaway mother’ making the headlines. But is this a one off or an indicator of...
How have the changes to family law fared?
This April marked the very first anniversary of the changes to the family justice system and it was classed as the start of a cultural revolution. There are still a large number of family...
International children cases – which jurisdiction?
The greatest remedy for anger is delay or international cooperation In the last couple of years more and more cases have come before the Courts involving Art 15 Brussels IIR. They all have the...
Life in the UK 2015
How do you feel today? The ONS has published a study it calls ‘Life in the UK 2015’ – a study of national well being. It says it provides a snapshot of life in...
Family Law A – Z ~ 2nd Edition with new Case Law and Scots Definitions
Today Nick and I publish the second edition of our book The Family Law A to Z. The update includes new case law and, more significantly, explanations of a range of Scots law terms from Avizandum...
Cohabitation – the House of York
Graham-York v York [2015] EWCA Civ 72 In the recent Court of Appeal decision in Graham-York v York [2015] EWCA Civ 72 guidance was given in connection with the determination of the beneficial interests in...
Financial arrangements on Divorce by Ashley Wilson Family Law Solicitors
Financial arrangements on Divorce by Ashley Wilson Solicitors, for more information about their family law solicitors in London click here]
Children to be given a greater voice in the family court
Justice Minister Simon Hughes will today announce plans to give children a greater say in the family courts. It will mean that children over the age of 10 will be able to have more influence...
Resolution Manifesto
Resolution is an organisation of 6,500 family lawyers and other professionals across England and Wales. The members deal with their cases and clients in a constructive, non-confrontational way. As an organisation, Resolution also campaigns...
Mediation – the MIAMs report
Ministry Of Justice report The Ministry of Justice has released the latest findings on the progress of Mediation Information and Assessment Meetings or MIAMS. It follows an earlier report published last April in which research...
Divorce survey reveals challenges of trying to play Santa at Christmas
42% of newly separated parents cannot remain on speaking terms to make arrangements Dads feel greater need to compete for kids’ affections than mums after divorce or separation 30% worry about the influence of...
