All Family and children articles – Page 54
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OpinionFamily mediation’s headed for a fall
The dramatically reduced level of family mediations is propped up by matters begun before April’s legal aid cuts. If no action is taken, there is much worse to come.
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NewsFunding fillip for family drug court
Innovative court had faced a ‘double whammy’ of uncertain funding and the loss of its trailblazing judge.
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News‘Chronic problem’ with legal aid in abduction cases
Legal aid in child abduction cases should be granted immediately, High Court judge suggests.
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FeatureFamily: applications for freezing orders
A recent judgment is absolutely essential reading for any practitioner specialising in financial remedy applications.
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NewsJudge's fury at ‘eye-watering’ Young divorce case costs
Ex-wife awarded half of husband’s assets but judge is critical of time and costs spent during case.
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Solicitors move firms as family practice goes under
Legal aid firm based in Milton Keynes is latest to close.
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NewsFamily transparency guidelines this year: Munby
President of the Family Division sets out next steps for media access, including to court documents.
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OpinionChildren need contact centres
Child contact centres are a lifeline for families and must be put on a statutory footing.
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Expert witness standards to cut delays
The Ministry of Justice has announced standards to raise the quality of expert witnesses in family court cases. The ministry said that measures are designed to tackle the ‘costly and unnecessary’ commissioning of additional written statements, clarifications and court appearances by experts, which it said is one of the biggest ...
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NewsPioneering family court on the edge
Drug and alcohol court faces an uncertain future, with its 2014 funding of £600,000 yet to be confirmed.
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NewsThe courts are secular, says top family judge
Judges are no longer the guardians of public morality, Sir James Munby tells a Law Society conference.
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NewsLitigant in person punches wife during hearing
Security concerns have been raised following a violent incident in family proceedings.
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OpinionWhat’s holding back family mediation?
Changes must be made so that more lawyer referrals lead to mediation for couples in dispute.
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NewsKill off outdated family law, says retiring Coleridge
The private sector should take the lead in developing alternatives to the ‘bloodshed, time and cost’ of court, family judge says.
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NewsTime to halt adoption ‘inadequacies’
Family judge warns that moves to speed up adoption could lead to children being removed from their birth parents on flimsy evidence.
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FeatureJurisdiction and meaning of habitual residence
A landmark decision from the Supreme Court will have significant implications for practitioners.
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NewsPioneer solicitor-judge dies at 86
His Honour Peter Goldstone, one of the first solicitors to be appointed a recorder, has died
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OpinionDivorce lawyers: proving our worth
Solicitors must demonstrate the value of a qualified family lawyer in divorce cases.