All Family and children articles – Page 21
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NewsJudge praises solicitor subject to ‘intense, personal’ abuse from LiP
Court hears that father in family court proceedings used litigation as an extension of domestic abuse.
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NewsFamily court backlog climbs to 110,000
HM Courts & Tribunals Service figures show number of private and public law cases continues to grow.
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NewsGovernment rules out cohabitation reform
Family law group says current legislation is not fit for purpose and consigns too many families to financial hardship.
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NewsImprove access to court judgments, MPs tell HMCTS
Reducing reliance on commercial legal publishers one of several justice committee recommendations on open justice.
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OpinionNot just a national crisis, but a global one
Teachers and social workers might resist mandatory reporting of child abuse suspicions. They must not be allowed to stop it becoming law.
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NewsDigital portal to be compulsory for financial remedy services
HM Courts & Tribunals Service says 80% of applications are already processed digitally.
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NewsLegal aid eligibility to be widened for people 'at risk' - eventually
Secondary legislation laid to introduce extra support for domestic abuse victims and tenants facing eviction.
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NewsPilot early advice for child arrangements 'without delay'
Legal thinktank makes 43 recommendations and urges the government to seize opportunity to redesign family justice system.
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NewsLitigant spared jail for abusing judge during phone hearing
‘Who the f*** do you think you are?’, party in family proceedings asked judge.
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NewsLCJ 'remains concerned' about judicial recruitment
Lord Burnett reveals difficulties filling vacancies on the circuit and district benches.
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NewsDivorce applications reach decade high
Figures suggest couples waited until 'no-fault' regime came into force - but cost of living crisis could see numbers fall.
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OpinionPublic need protection from so-called ‘legal advisers’
The super-regulator says clients are satisfied with unregulated will-writers. But how do they know, when the clients are dead?
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News'Problems with your ex?': McFarlane suggests mediation rebrand
Family division president says some parents might get mediation confused with reconciliation or marriage guidance.
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OpinionCohabitation law is stuck in another age
Cohabitation rates are increasing faster than ever, so why has nothing happened to bring law into the 21st century?
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NewsFew couples applying for joint divorce, HMCTS figures reveal
Landmark reforms introduced ability to issue joint statement that the marriage has irretrievably broken down.
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NewsParents were unfairly denied lawyer at dying baby hearing
Court of Appeal says that application to withdraw child’s treatment must be relisted.