Most children are well-served by the education sector and, in social care, life-changing work is being done for children and ...

In the UK, more than a third of children in families with a child aged under 5 are living in poverty. Growing up in poverty ...

There is a switch on the dashboard of my car which I can press in order to reach a steady speed on the motorway. With no deviation, hesitation or variation. It’s very simple, and it’s lazy. I worry ...

The case of Re A, decided in July 2024, is a rare and possibly unique example of the Family Court making an order for post-adoption contact following a contested adoption application. Laura Williams ...

Three recent decisions considered whether a Nuptial Agreement (‘NA’) should be upheld. The contexts were varied: in one before a District Judge, the parties were middle class legal professionals with ...

Daniel T Wilcox, Executive Director at Wilcox Psychological Associates. This paper examines issues arising over recent years in respect of instructing psychological experts in Car ...

This article assesses some recently published statistics for 2022 on joint and sole notifications of divorce and civil partnership dissolution – these statistics being the first to map the effect of ...

This article explores the complexities surrounding customary marriages focusing on their legal recognition and the possible implications for individuals who have entered into both customary and civil ...

This work realistically keeps the wheels of the County Court turning. Case management decisions taken in boxwork are far more rare within the Family Court, albeit there appears to be no particular ...

Until relatively recently practitioners dealing with financial remedy work were rarely troubled by the issue of costs at the conclusion of a contested final hearing. However with the introduction from ...

Daniel Currie considers whether the ‘absolute bar’ on making use of things said or done at an FDR will withstand modern developments. He explores the history of the rules relating to FDR privilege and ...

The winners of the Family Law Awards 2024 were announced on Wednesday 20 November at a glamorous evening event at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge.