Family Law News Archive - July 2017
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28th July 2017

Mr Justice Peter Jackson has given his decision to a High Court case heard this month in the form of a letter addressed directly to the teenage boy whose future the case concerned. The dispute concerned whether the boy should remain with his mother and stepfather in the UK or relocate to Scandinavia with his father and apply for citizenship... 





[](https://vardags.com/1)[### Recognising foreign adoptions: W v The Secretary of State for the Home Department](https://vardags.com/1)25th July 2017

The recent case of W v The Secretary of State for the Home Department concerns a married couple who are Nigerian citizens lawfully resident in the UK in a temporary capacity, with the husband ('Mr W'), on a Tier 2 visa. His wife, ('Mrs W'), is entitled to be in the UK as his spouse. The couple adopted their 2 year old son (V) in Nigeria and... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/1)





[](https://vardags.com/2)[### Has marriage lost its health benefits in the modern world?](https://vardags.com/2)18th July 2017

Contrary to comprehensive research demonstrating that marriage is good for your health, a US study has revealed that modern marriages do not benefit from the same 'protective effect' enjoyed by older couples. Previously, marriage has been praised for keeping people, especially men, happy and healthy. Tying the knot has been linked to lowering... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/2)





[](https://vardags.com/3)[### Experts' Group propose new Hague Convention on the cross-border enforcement of family law agreements](https://vardags.com/3)18th July 2017

A group of legal experts met in The Hague last week in order to discuss best practices surrounding the enforcement of family law agreements in foreign states. Chaired by Professor Paul Beaumont, of the University Aberdeen, the Experts' Group on cross-border recognition and enforcement of agreements in family disputes began with the acknowledgement... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/3)





[](https://vardags.com/4)[### A closer look at the court's role in preventing child radicalisation in A Local Authority v HB](https://vardags.com/4)17th July 2017

The case In A Local Authority v HB, Mr Justice MacDonald had to decide whether the mother, who had planned to travel to Syria with the children, aged 6 and 3, was intending to expose the children to radicalisation. The father was not present or represented; it was understood that he had left the UK in 2013 and may have died in Syria. As Mr Justice... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/4)





[](https://vardags.com/5)[### Re CB \[2017\]: domestic abuse case adjourned to offer father "one final, time-limited opportunity" to co-parent](https://vardags.com/5)12th July 2017

Mr Justice Cobb, sitting in the Family Division of the High Court, last week adjourned the contact applications of an allegedly abusive father and the leave to remove applications of the mother. The father was ordered to refer himself for treatment to learn to manage his behaviours and demonstrate that he can effectively co-parent because the... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/5)





[](https://vardags.com/6)[### President of the Family Division expresses his support for settlement conferences](https://vardags.com/6)11th July 2017

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](https://vardags.com/6)





[](https://vardags.com/7)[### CS & Another v PD \[2017\]: The Hague convention, Article 13, and putting the children first](https://vardags.com/7)10th July 2017

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](https://vardags.com/7)