In May 2013, the Court of Appeal allowed Mr Vince’s appeal against the dismissal of his application to strike out his former wife Ms Wyatt’s… Read More »Supreme Court allows former wife’s appeal in Wyatt v Vince [2015] nearly 20 years after divorce
The Government legal advisers suggested that those who refuse to pay the financial settlements they owe their former partner should be banned from driving, travelling… Read More »Refusing to pay under a financial settlement should result in being banned from driving, travelling abroad and court-enforced curfews – says Law Commission
In the recent case of Re R (A Child – Relocation) [2015] the mother applied to relocate the child to Hong Kong and this application… Read More »Mother’s application to relocate the child to Hong Kong refused.
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