International Child Relocation – lessons from a recent Court decision
The recent case of A Mother v A Father [2024] EWFC381(B) heard at the Family…
January 8, 2025 By Mark Smith
Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989
Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 applications are for circumstances where a parent is…
January 8, 2025 By Kai Whicker
Putting your best foot forward in 2025
I invite you, right now wherever you are as you read, to take a vast,…
January 7, 2025 By Guest Blogger
New Years Resolutions
The New Year is finally here…you’ve made promises to yourself and others to finally make…
January 7, 2025 By Guest Blogger
Application for summary return of a child to a non-Hague country
A recent case (between a father and a mother [2024] EWHC 3125 (Fam)) has provided…
January 7, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
Capacity to enter into a Consent Order
A recent family case has highlighted the potential issues that can arise through not adequately…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
What is separation for tax purposes?
The date a couple separate can often prove crucial when dealing with tax issues arising…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
Avoiding a Taxing Divorce
As the end of the current 2014/15 tax year grows closer, couples who have separated…
December 30, 2024 By Stephens Scown
Guidelines for ex parte (without notice) orders
There are times when courts have to make orders without one party being told about…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins
Litigants in person and the Family Court
Since the removal of legal aid for most private law family cases, there has been…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
The Muslim Nikah and English law
A recent report published by Aurat: Supporting Women has highlighted the limited legal rights with…
December 30, 2024 By Andrew Barton
Remembering family assistance orders
Family Assistance Orders are a potentially very useful tool for helping to achieve and sustain…
December 30, 2024 By Bill Wilkins