A recent case in the Court of Appeal varying spousal maintenance some years after the original divorce settlement in 2008 appears to have set a precedent for lower family courts.…
A couple have been granted permission by the High Court to pursue an application for judicial review of the ban on heterosexual couples forming a civil partnership. The couple, Rebecca…
Data collected by the Department of Education has shown a 5% increase of children in need. On 31 March 2013 378,000 were classified as being in need, and by 31…
The Justice Minister, Simon Hughes, has answered a written parliamentary question which shows that every day 7 grandparents in the UK seek a court order allowing them to see their…
New analysis from The Children’s Society has shown that teenagers aged 16 and 17 are more likely to be abuse or neglected than any other age group, yet lack any…
Figures show that 1 in 4 divorces involve a dispute about what is to be done with the beloved family pet. With this in mind, the Law Society has suggested…
It was announced this week that The Department for Education has provided £2.5m to extend The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) for one year. The FDAC helps families who…
Justice Minister Simon Hughes has announced that later in the year family law court judges will have the power to order DNA tests to determine a child’s parentage in any…
Following the news earlier this month that the charity Rights of Women lodged an appeal against reforms which restricted access to legal aid for victims of domestic abuse, this week…
The government has scrapped its proposal to raise the amount payable to file a divorce petition from £410 to £750 following a consultation. The proposal was highly criticised by respondents…
In a series of lectures and speeches, Baroness Deech has called for a reform of current divorce law, stating controversially that “the message [sent by the current law] is that…
The High Court has rejected a challenge of the legality of regulation 33, brought in to reduce the number of family law cases which fall within the scope of legal…
The Work and Pensions Secretary, The Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith MP, has said that next year the government will announce guidance which will allow health visitors to give free…
New powers were recently announced by Immigration and Security Minister, James Brokenshire, which will reform the Immigration Act and extend the notice period in England and Wales for marriages and…
On the 24th July 2014, Simon Hughes MP, the Minister of State for Justice and Civil Liberties, delivered a speech outlining a new “policy of involvement” for all family proceedings. …
