Family Law News Archive - February 2018 ======================================= Found 17 matches. Showing page 1 of 2. - [1](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=1) - [2](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=2) - [](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=2) 28th February 2018 The Nuffield Foundation last week released a report detailing its plan, first proposed in 2014, to establish a Family Justice Observatory. The Nuffield Foundation is one of the principal funders of family justice research. Founded in 1943 by William Norris, Lord Nuffield, who also founded Morris Motors; it is a financially and politically... [](https://vardags.com/1)[### Abuse victims will be trusted, assure child maintenance service](https://vardags.com/1)28th February 2018 Abused women won't have to prove their abuse to the Child Maintenance Service to receive their child support payments, a memo last week pledged. The circular was issued by the CMS last week to all social welfare office staff. It came after reports emerged in the Times at the end of last year about women being contacted by the CMS... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/1) [](https://vardags.com/2)[### What benefits could the heterosexual civil partnerships bill bring cohabitees?](https://vardags.com/2)26th February 2018 A new bill that could affect millions of couples in the UK has had its second reading in the House of Commons. If eventually passed, it could hugely increase the financial security of cohabiting opposite-sex couples, as well as offering them certain benefits that only their married counterparts currently receive. The number of cohabiting couples... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/2) [](https://vardags.com/3)[### Legal aid and access to justice for children: an update from CCLC](https://vardags.com/3)21st February 2018 A report recently published by the Coram Children's Legal Centre has found that legal aid cuts made in 2013 have had a significant impact on the number of individuals who are able to enforce children's legal rights in the UK, increasing the demand for private legal advice and representation. The Coram Children's Legal Centre (CCLC) is an... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/3) [](https://vardags.com/4)[### B v P: Child relocation and children's objections](https://vardags.com/4)21st February 2018 In B v P (Children's Objections) the High Court denied a father's application pursuant to the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 and the 1980 Hague Convention based on the children's subjective fear of return to their country of habitual residence, established as a defense under Article 13 of the Hague Convention. Facts... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/4) [](https://vardags.com/5)[### Russian court rejects adoption bid of mother accused of being transgender following breast surgery](https://vardags.com/5)21st February 2018 A Russian woman who underwent a voluntary double mastectomy has had her appeal to have custody of her fostered children, two mentally disabled boys, returned to her denied. The district court, in Russia's Urals region, had been asked by a higher court to review its initial ruling which saw Yulia Savinovskikh lose custody in August of last... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/5) [](https://vardags.com/6)[### Heterosexual civil partnerships bill reaches second reading](https://vardags.com/6)21st February 2018 A bill to create equal civil partnerships has had its second reading in the House of Commons on the 2nd of February 2018. The bill deals with the right of opposite-sex couples to enter a civil partnership. Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing & Shoreham, sponsored the bill. Loughton supported what he called a "long overdue change" to legally... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/6) [](https://vardags.com/7)[### Submarines and aquariums: where can I get married?](https://vardags.com/7)19th February 2018 If asked to picture a wedding most people picture a parish church, with flowers and pews of guests in dresses and morning suits. While religious ceremonies are fairly straight-forward in that they take place on religious premises, in recent years cheaper airfare and pricier ceremonies have led to a rise in exotic and fanciful venues for... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/7) [](https://vardags.com/8)[### High Court order protects six year old from the risk of FGM](https://vardags.com/8)15th February 2018 In recent years, the practice and problems caused by female genital mutilation (FGM) have become much more widely recognised amongst the public in the UK. Campaigners have been in the news recently for the honours received as a result of their work and legislation such as the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 has been designed to protect girls at... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/8) [](https://vardags.com/9)[### What does Bermuda's repeal of gay marriage mean for same-sex spouses?](https://vardags.com/9)15th February 2018 Last week, Governor of Bermuda John Rankin signed into assent the Domestic Partnership Act 2017, making the British Overseas Territory the first ever jurisdiction to repeal same-sex marriage. Equal marriage rights were only in their infancy before this roll-back. In May 2017, Bermuda's Supreme Court found in Godwin and DeRoche v The... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/9) - [1](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=1) - [2](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=2) - [](https://vardags.com/archive/family-law-news/2018/2?page=2)