Penny Appeal publishes Islamic Adoption and Fostering Guidance
The charity, Penny Appeal, has published important guidance on Islamic adoption and fostering in the United Kingdom. The guidance comes as a result...
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When can a marriage be annulled?
The vast majority of couples looking to dissolve a marriage do so by the divorce process, but there are other methods of ending a marriage...
Further misuse of section 20 of the children Act 1989 – when will it stop?
Herefordshire Council v AB [2018] EWFC 10 is a judgment handed down earlier this year regarding two cases which were described...
New Practice Guidance for International Child Abduction Proceedings
Sir James Munby issued practice guidance: Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceedings on the 13th of March 2018...
What constitutes coercive behavior in an intimate relationship?
Domestic abuse may not always be in a physical form. A victim may not recognise that coercive behaviour has taken place as any specific incident...
Cutting the cost of Divorce
The average cost of a marital breakdown is £14,500 and counting, a new report conducted by Aviva's Family Finances has found...
Jemma Dally acts for Family Rights Group in Supreme Court case of Williams and another (Appellants) v London Borough of Hackney (Respondent) UKSC 2017/0037
Jemma Dally, Partner and Head of our International Child Care Department acted for Family Rights Group, a leading charity...
Shared care of children on separation
When parents separate, issues in respect of the future arrangements for care of children can be some of the most problematic to resolve. Difficulties in...
Are Polygraph tests admissible as evidence in family proceedings?
Polygraph testing, more commonly referred to as lie detector testing, has become a popular cultural phenomenon particularly due to the significant...
Listening to Understand
It is the Family Mediators Association Mediation Week this week, and a welcome excuse to sing the praises of the mediation process as a constructive and...
Myth of the Common Law Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements
The cohabiting family is the fastest growing family type in England. Despite this, there are still currently no automatic legal rights...
Bitcoin Frenzy- Is the Family Court ready for this new development?
Despite the many reforms in family law, one could argue that the family court remains entrenched in a more old-fashioned way of dealing with matters...
