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Family Law Archive - Page 25

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President of the Family Division expresses his support for settlement conferences
The President of the Family Division has released a statement confirming his support for the piloting of settlement conferences for public and private law children cases. He states: “the pilot has my full support…I would like to encourage judges to consider adopting the pilot in their area”. What is a settlement conference? A settlement... Read More

CS & Another v PD [2017]: The Hague convention, Article 13, and putting the children first
This ‘unusual’ case, so labelled by Mr Justice Holman in his judgment, which was finally resolved in April this year, emphasizes that, whilst statute can provide clear guidance in key elements of a case, it is always important for the court to continue to treat all children cases on a case-by-case basis. This case involved a mother, her two... Read More

Children missing out on maintenance payments owing to CMS loopholes
Gingerbread, the UK charity for single parent families, has published a damning report on the Child Maintenance Service. Among many things, the research shows that parents are manipulating the loopholes in the system to avoid paying their children what they deserve. The charity was set up in 1918 to make sure that children growing up in... Read More

Transgender father to appeal for direct contact with ultra-orthodox Jewish children
A transgender father of five has been granted permission to appeal a High Court decision which ruled out face-to-face contact with their ultra-Orthodox Jewish children. The parents had raised the five children together in an ultra-orthodox community in northern Manchester until in June 2015 the father left home to live outside the community... Read More

Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill announced in the Queen's Speech
What will this new bill achieve? This bill is another step in a newly developing sequence of bills regarding domestic violence, emphasising the seriousness with which the government is viewing this issue. Whilst progress has already been made following the proposition of the Prisons and Courts, and the subsequent Courts Bill which was also... Read More

House of Commons publishes a briefing paper on prenuptial agreements
The House of Commons Library has published a briefing paper which sets out the current status of prenuptial agreements and proposals for reform. The Library provides impartial information and research to MPs and their staff in support of their parliamentary duties. The Commons research briefings are intended to provide in-depth and impartial... Read More

CFAB leading research into best practice in inter-country children and family cases
The UK charity Children and Families Across Borders (CFAB) have announced that they will be conducting an audit into best practice in inter-country children and family cases. The study will be funded by the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation which supplies grants to charities aiming to improve community life in the UK. CFAB was established in 1955 as the... Read More

Australian man granted access to parents' 40-year-old divorce file
A family court in Melbourne will allow a 53-year-old man to examine part of his parents' divorce file, after he argued that the "toxic" family life resulting from the marital breakdown continues to have an adverse effect on his mental health. The Australian reports that the man, identified only as 'Mr Carter' in court... Read More

EU signs the “Istanbul Convention” on combating violence against women
The EU has signed the first legally binding instrument dedicated to combating violence against women known as the “Istanbul Convention”. The European Commission has released a statement saying: “The signing of the Istanbul Convention sends out an important political signal during the year the Commission dedicated 2017 to... Read More

Practice Direction 12D amended following Munby P's judgment 'In the matter of a Ward of Court [2017]'
President of the Family Division Sir James Munby has issued a circular announcing that the practice guidance relating to inherent jurisdiction and wardship proceedings has been amended. Previously, Practice Direction 12D of the Family Procedure Rules stated that "where the police need to interview a child who is already a ward of court, an... Read More
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