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
The number of brides and grooms aged 65 and over has increased by 46% over the last decade. The most recent Office for National Statistics… Read More »Is the increase in ‘silver surfers’ behind the rising rate of marriage and divorce among over 65s?
In Walker v Innospec Limited and others [2017] UKSC 47, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that an exemption in the Equality Act 2010 – which… Read More »John Walker wins legal battle and secures equal pension benefits for same-sex couples
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?
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A new report from single parent Charity Gingerbread claims that single parents are losing out on vital support for their children. The charity highlights in… Read More »Charity Says Loopholes Are Depriving Single Parents of Child Support
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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
From 19th June 2017, family court divorce proceedings will run separately to financial applications. This decision follows a successful pilot which took place in the… Read More »Financial proceedings to be ‘de-linked’ from divorce proceedings