Ofsted recently undertook a study of ten local authorities and 123 cases of children involved with social services in a survey commissioned by Chief Inspector… Read More »Vulnerable children at risk as study shows 25% of social workers’ assessments are ‘not timely enough’
Therese St Clair Marshall and Nicholas Marshall separated after a seven-year marriage and Nicholas moved in with his parents. During financial remedy proceedings following divorce,… Read More »Wife who turned £2million home into a ‘fortress’ ordered to leave by Court of Appeal Judge.
The Court of Appeal in Prest v Prest [2015] upheld a judgment summons in respect of non-payment of maintenance arrears. The former couple had 4… Read More »Court of Appeal upholds judgment summons in respect of non-payment of maintenance arrears – Prest v Prest to return to Supreme Court
Both Jersey and Guernsey have decided to drop laws that prevented same sex couples from adopting children. Guernsey decided that its adoption law, which was… Read More »Channel Islands Drop Same Sex Adoption Restrictions
Dr Essam Aly, an Anaethetist, separated from his wife Enas, a GP, in 2011 and moved to Bahrain. The couple were married in 2002 and… Read More »Court of Appeal decision to order husband to hand over 100% of fortune to former wife – exceptional but fair
The Office of National Statistics recently released their latest figures for the marital status and living arrangements of individuals living in England & Wales. These… Read More »Figures from the Office of National Statistics show long-term rise in divorce rates
The government has decided to help speed up the adoption process with a £30 million pledge reports the BBC, which is likely to maintain the… Read More »£30 Million Pledge To ‘Speed Up’ Adoptions In UK
The case of Rebecca Minnock, a mother who went missing with her three-year-old son Ethan, has been the subject of great publicity over the past… Read More »Mother faces committal proceedings after defying two court orders and running away with son
In a 5-4 majority decision, the Supreme Court made it legal for same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states. Prior to this decision, only… Read More »US Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States
In the case of DH v HN [2014] EWHC 3435 (Fam) the husband (unnamed) was ordered to pay £8.49 million to enable the wife to… Read More »Wife’s application to require husband to pay £8.49m plus interest and fees to enable the completion of a property purchase allowed.