The Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Waiting Period) Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/159) came into effect on 2nd March 2015. These latest measures have been put… Read More »Notice period for marriages and civil partnerships extended in order to ‘prevent sham marriages’
Practice Direction 27 of the Family Procedure Rules states that unless the court has directed otherwise, parties can submit a bundle of no more than… Read More »Senior judge has said excess bundles will be destroyed without notice if they fail to comply with the practice direction.
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the ex-wife of a racehorse surgeon, as she sought to challenge a decision which would significantly… Read More »Court of Appeal Judge tells ex-wife she should ‘get a job’ and ‘get on with it’ in maintenance dispute
The Government has announced that children will have a greater say in family court cases and that children involved in any type of family case,… Read More »Children to have a greater say in family court cases and decisions about their future
Registration has now opened for a new marriage tax allowance. The allowance is available to those whose income is less than £10,600 in the 2015… Read More »Married couples and civil partners can register online for a new tax allowance
Claims against local councils could be set to rise if it is found that there has been a breach in any of the child’s human… Read More »Claims Could Rise For Failures In Child In Care
A number of case in recent years of parents leaving children at home to go on holiday has brought the issue of how old a… Read More »How Old Does A Child Need To Be Left At Home Alone
From September all family court judges will be able to order DNA tests to determine a child’s parentage. This decision follows two pilot schemes in… Read More »DNA testing to be provided in all private family law proceedings
The Office of National Statistics released figures today which show the number of civil partnerships formed in the UK in 2013 was 6,276 which was… Read More »New figures released show Civil Partnerships in decline
In the recent case of Lindner v Rawlins, there was a considerable amount of litigation between the parties including divorce proceedings in which each petitioned… Read More »Arguing over the reason for the marriage breakdown is unnecessary, hurtful and will result in time consuming litigation.