All Family and children articles – Page 20
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OpinionFamily awards can be overruled
Family lawyers have welcomed a Court of Appeal decision that means warring couples can safely refer disputes over money and children to private arbitration.
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News'Modern family' focus for new virtual firm
Online services and flexible operating hours will fill gap left by traditional firms, founders claim.
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NewsParents appearing alone at remote family hearings
Concerns raised about hearings where interim orders are made to remove babies shortly after birth.
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FeatureParental alienation and narcissism in relationship breakdown
Increasing feature with separating couples is the charge that, typically, the man is a narcissist and the mother is alienating the children from the father. Is it always the reality?
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NewsSlater and Gordon puts roles at risk as business continues evolution
Fee earners in the national firm's employment and family departments likely to be affected.
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NewsCounsel blocked from family case over personal animosity
High Court judge backs rare step of stopping advocate from accepting further instructions.
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NewsFirm mourns ‘extraordinary and unique’ family lawyer
Dawson Cornwell announces that the head of its children department Anne-Marie Hutchinson has died.
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OpinionFamily duels
HHJ Stephen Wildblood QC fulminated about extent to which court lists are filled by private law litigation that should not require court involvement.
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NewsQualified solicitor, 41, loses battle for financial support from parents
Claimant had urged court not to abandon him to the ‘capricious’ decisions of his parents.
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NewsJudge tells lawyers: Stop wasting our time with trivial applications
Bristol family judge says parties not adhering to his warning will be criticised and sanctioned.
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NewsTop divorce outfit blames court delays as 10 jobs put at risk
High-profile family firm Vardags says delays in the court system have slowed down case progression.
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FeatureLaw Commission’s consultation on marriage reforms
Much needed change is now on the horizon and it can’t come soon enough.
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NewsParents 'generally bear their own costs' in family proceedings
HHJ Middleton-Roy says courts have to consider all the circumstances before deciding a costs order.
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NewsMother in care case allowed to type answers from witness box
Judge grateful for help of lawyers and court intermediary in facilitating innovative approach.
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NewsSocial justice training contracts up for grabs
Legal Education Foundation opens application process for Justice First Fellowship 2020.
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NewsJudge replaced after private comments overheard on Zoom chat
Family judge had said mother in care proceedings case was trying ‘every trick in the book’ to avoid questions.
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OpinionA call for pro bono
Need for legal help has probably never been greater from a sector that has been catapulted online.
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NewsJudge rails at lawyers’ ‘thoroughly disorganised’ case presentation
Parties warned they should not expect ‘indulgence’ of the court over late filing of evidence.
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NewsBusy family court set to close after landlord opts to redevelop
Medway County and Family Court, which sat for 6,670 hours last year, will close from January 2021.