All Family and children articles – Page 2
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News
Litigant frightened ex-partner’s lawyers under false name
Family judge says purported legal professional 'Mr Gwenstefani' was a figment of father’s imagination.
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Opinion
Tackling economic abuse in family disputes
Should domestic abuse have a greater impact on financial remedy proceedings?
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Feature
Failed state
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse made 20 recommendations based on horrific testimony. Yet not one proposal has been implemented, reports Catherine Baksi.
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Memory lane
Government help for LiPs, police checks for child law solicitors and the Post Office goes metric: a stroll down Gazette memory lane.
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Judge stops mother’s court action after children refused to see her
Estranged mother applied to see her children but judge said children’s wishes must come first.
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‘Alleges’ expunged from Cafcass domestic abuse policy
New policy follows 2020 report which found the family justice system did not effectively protect victims of domestic abuse.
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Beck Fitzgerald pays tribute to 'much loved friend and colleague' Jessica Aviss
Law firm chief says family law community has lost a real champion.
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Legal definition of disabled child 'offensive', says Law Commission
Commission says law governing support for disabled children and their families is out of date, inaccessible and potentially unfair.
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Feature
Shining a light on domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings
Claire Blakemore, partner at Withers LLP shines the spotlight on the deficiencies in the current law regarding ‘conduct’ and domestic abuse in financial awards following divorce and separation.
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Judge wrong to ditch financial dispute resolution
Mr Justice Peel, sitting in the High Court’s Family Division, overturns decision to dispense with FDR.
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Opinion
Navigating SEND and making a plan
Liz Devlin reviews 'The EHCP Handbook: How to Make an Effective Education, Health and Care Plan: A Guide for Parents and Carers'.
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Opinion
Slim volume covers the ground
Tony Roe reviews Mani Singh Basi's 'A Practical Guide to Exercising the Inherent Jurisdiction in Family Proceedings'.
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News
Gulf private equity swoops on top family firm
Investor with background in luxury and technology-enabled businesses moves into legal services.
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'Family court reporting week' aims to boost transparency
Bureau of Investigative Journalism will host events to mark the first family court reporting week in November.
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Renewed bid to tackle 'unacceptable' family court backlog
Family Division president wants to see more care proceedings conclude within the statutory 26-week timetable.
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Legal support charity in tie-up with law school
Students will help support people facing court alone.