All Family and children articles – Page 47
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Opinion
Family lawyers: loved at last?
The dismantling of legal aid has had one unexpected consequence – the worth of family lawyers is finally being recognised.
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NewsBury St Edmunds to take London divorces
HM Courts & Tribunals Service has begun process of centralising divorce applications.
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News‘Gratuitously rude’ judge reprimanded in CoA ruling
His Honour Judge Dodds was responsible for ‘unrestrained and immoderate language that had to be deplored’.
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NewsCoA overturns ‘fundamentally unfair’ care order
A care order for three children made less than three weeks after Liverpool City Council had applied for it has been overturned.
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FeatureSpousal maintenance
Disputes related to this are often the main bar to divorcing couples resolving financial disagreements. Recent comprehensive guidance aims to help.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Court of Protection Handbook – a user’s guide
This handbook on embryonic new powers in the court is in a league of its own.
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News
Law Society backing for outreach
CLOCK was set up in 2012 to assist those without representation in court with housing, welfare, family relations and community safety issues.
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OpinionBOOK REVIEW: Family Law Arbitration
All family lawyers, plus lay clients and litigants in person, should buy a copy of this essential guide.
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NewsSolicitor warning over legal aid disputes
Rebecca Stevens has worked more than 100 hours pro bono for parents fighting adoption battle.
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NewsMunby: legal aid system ‘not humane’
Family Division chief angry at delays that have held up child adoption case, saying system acts as a barrier to funding.
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NewsJudge orders MoJ to pay for LiP’s lawyer
Family Court says it has power to direct that HMCTS meets representation costs.
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OpinionOh no, not Divorce Day again
This PR invention is counter-productive to the firms involved and the profession as a whole.
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NewsRepresentation slumps in family law
From July to September both parties were represented in just 24% of cases.
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NewsFamily court transparency ‘will result in death’ – commissioner
Deputy children’s commissioner says the greater opening of family courts could have unintended consequences.
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NewsCouncils ‘ignoring legal duties to homeless children’
Charity’s report quotes solicitor accusing local authorities of ’Rotherham-type’ protection failures.
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News£339m payout ‘could see fewer couples divorce in UK’
High Court turns down wife's claim for 50% settlement.
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NewsJudge issues ultimatum on ‘absurd’ £1.3m dispute
'Flabbergasted' Mr Justice Holman persuades parties to settle after threatening to limit their submissions.
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NewsDyson: miscarriages of justice likely since LASPO
Master of the rolls says litigants in person ‘dry up’ in court.
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NewsCourts service centralises divorce to combat fraud
Each centre will act as the single point of entry for all divorce and remedy applications.
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FeatureChild abduction changes
Proposed amendments to child abduction legislation will have a far-reaching impact on family law.