All Family and children articles – Page 40
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NewsHale: Supreme Court's job is to interpret the law, not legislate
UK's highest court will shortly hear two eagerly awaited decisions on divorce and civil partnerships.
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NewsMunby takes action on 'defective' divorces
Judges told communications should be expressed in appropriately sympathetic and apologetic language.
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NewsFamily lawyers repeat calls for no-fault divorce ahead of Owens intervention
Resolution says it is ridiculous that Tini Owens has to go to the Supreme Court to be granted a decree nisi.
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OpinionFamily courts can deter people threatened with being outed
Following celebrity revelations of HIV status, a solicitor relates her experience of representing a client who successfully applied for a non-molestation order.
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NewsPlaudits for judge's plain speaking in adoption case
Deputy District Judge Reed explains decision with 'simple words' so the father, who has a learning disability, can understand.
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Munby on warpath over cross-examination and practice directions
President of the family division says the case for reform is overwhelming.
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News83-year-old jailed for contempt over divorce settlement
His Honour Judge Wildblood QC says no one wishes to see an elderly man go to prison unless it is genuinely necessary.
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NewsSexual relationship not necessary for a valid marriage, says Munby
Family division grants parental order to couple where one partner is gay.
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NewsPioneering family court expands in London
Problem-solving court will now cover nine boroughs and three courts will host proceedings.
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Law Report26 February 2018
This week’s starred Law Reports - including two landmark human rights decisions in the Supreme Court.
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NewsMother faces £20,000 costs bill despite successfully challenging care order
Court of Appeal says local authorities cannot make up for legal aid funding deficiencies.
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FeatureReform needed to protect cohabiting couples
It’s time the law caught up with the social shift toward cohabitation.
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NewsSupreme Court ruling highlights complexities in family 'abduction' cases
Justices consider the effect of an application under the Hague Convention if a child has become habitually resident in the destination state.
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Law ReportFamily
Proceedings related to seven children for whom a final care order had been made in respect of each in favour of the same local authority. Some of the children were in foster care and others in specialist placements. All were subject to certain restrictions on their movement or liberty.
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NewsAdvice vacuum looms on special educational needs
Families with special educational needs may struggle to access state-funded specialist legal advice after the government cancelled procurement of education and discrimination services through its telephone helpline.