What Happens To Joint Mortgages During And After Divorce
It is very common for married couples to take on a joint mortgage on their home but if a marriage ends in divorce it isn’t… Read More »What Happens To Joint Mortgages During And After Divorce
Child Law
New laws allow unpaid child maintenance to be taken from joint accounts
Unpaid child maintenance backlog in the UK is at £3.8bn. At present, if a parent owes maintenance, payment can only be taken from a bank… Read More »New laws allow unpaid child maintenance to be taken from joint accounts
UK Parliament considers change in the law to facilitate single-parent surrogacy
Under UK law, the woman who gives birth to a child is automatically considered the child’s legal parent until the intended parents have obtained a… Read More »UK Parliament considers change in the law to facilitate single-parent surrogacy
Unreasonable conduct can cost you in children proceedings!
The general rule in civil proceedings is that the ‘loser’ should pay the ‘winner’s’ costs however in family proceedings, this rule does not usually apply,… Read More »Unreasonable conduct can cost you in children proceedings!
Joint Custody Best Option For Children
New research from Sweden has suggested that children do better in joint custody arrangements than when one or the other partner has custody. Countless studies… Read More »Joint Custody Best Option For Children
When Taking Children on Holiday Can Be Viewed As Abduction
For most people, taking the children abroad on holiday is something to look forward to both for children and their parents and many fond memories… Read More »When Taking Children on Holiday Can Be Viewed As Abduction
Judge publishes ruling in the form of written letter to 14 year-old-boy in relocation case
Mr Justice Peter Jackson provided judgment in Re A (Letter to a Young Person) [2017] EWFC 48, which apart from the first few introductory paragraphs,… Read More »Judge publishes ruling in the form of written letter to 14 year-old-boy in relocation case
School’s out for the summer: have you agreed where your child will attend school post separation?
Deciding which school your child will attend can be one of the trickier aspects of post-separation parenting. Whatever problems existed at the time of the… Read More »School’s out for the summer: have you agreed where your child will attend school post separation?
Mother who faked a paternity test to fool an ex-partner into believing he was the baby’s father and paying child maintenance has been jailed
Danielle Morris initially told Jamie Somers in May 2014 that he was not the father of her baby, Darcy, but then later changed her story.… Read More »Mother who faked a paternity test to fool an ex-partner into believing he was the baby’s father and paying child maintenance has been jailed
Tax Free Childcare – What’s it all about??
Plans for ‘tax free childcare’ were initially proposed back in the 2013 budget and are set to be implemented in 2017. According to the gov.uk… Read More »Tax Free Childcare – What’s it all about??