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The latest Ministry of Justice figures show 13,029 new private family law applications were made between April and June 2017. In 36% of these applications… Read More »Rising number of litigants in person due to legal aid cuts exposes family courts crisis
The gripping BBC drama Dr. Foster returned on our screens earlier this month for a second series. The new season focuses on life after divorce… Read More »Dr. Foster and dealing with the aftermath of a ‘messy’ divorce
The harsh reality of a cohabitation separation hit Miss Turner hard as Judge Alan Johns QC ruled that her ex-boyfriend, Mr. Durant, had not promised… Read More »Woman collapses in court after judge rules that she did not have a claim for a half-share in her ex-boyfriend’s business
According to recent statistics released by law firms, there has been a significant rise in divorce rates among couples where one or both partners work… Read More »Rise in Divorce Rates for Shift Workers
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
The ‘triple talaq’ is an Islamic practice which allows men to instantly divorce their wives by pronouncing the word ‘talaq’ (the Arabic word for a… Read More »The Indian Supreme Court finds Islamic practice of instant divorce by ‘triple talaq’ unconstitutional.
Same-sex marriage is now legal in the Irish Republic, England, Scotland and Wales however same-sex couples are still banned from marrying in Northern Ireland. Two… Read More »Challenge to Northern Ireland same-sex marriage ban dismissed as ban ‘does not violate the rights of LGBT couples in the region’.
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?
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?