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Expert commentary, case analysis, and practical guides on divorce, children's arrangements, financial remedy, and more.
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Child ArrangementsAn extended vacation is no basis for an adoption order
The High Court recently refused an adoption order, serving as a cautionary tale for those attempting to use domestic legal processes to bypass the rigorous safeguards that exist to regulate
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Child ArrangementsHabitual residence is a question of fact, not legal status or intent
The High Court recently affirmed that children of foreign military personnel can become habitually resident in England and Wales regardless of their parents’ diplomatic status or the temporary nature
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawThe long road to international child support
The High Court has ensured that cross-border families should not be left in legal limbo because of the UK’s exit from the European Framework.Facts:In 2006, the mother, an Irish national, and the
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawDisapplying the AFER 2005 in international step-parent adoptions
In an insightful judgement, the High Court has prioritised the reality of established family life over rigid procedural technicalities to ensure a “sensible result” for a stepfather and his
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Family LawThe legal recognition of “calculated silencing”
The High Court has issued a significant fact-finding judgement ruling that the father’s "calculated cruelty," emotional withdrawal, and systematic undermining of the mother's parental role constituted
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Family LawFinancial ArrangementsDeath before decree: Salvaging a financial settlement from intestacy
The High Court has determined that a former spouse, whose financial remedy proceedings were cut short by her ex-husband’s death, was entitled to the transfer of a disputed family home, ruling that the
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawA transgender man cannot be registered as a father
The High Court finally addressed the complex issue of the legal parentage of children born to transgender parents based on the intersectionality arising between the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004
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Family LawDishonestly accrued debts might not be shared equally in a divorce
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has upheld a financial remedy order (FRO), one that pierced a sham trust structure that was intended to hold one spouse primarily liable for a significant and uncertain tax
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Family LawUsing a fabricated loan to escape financial relief is a costly risk
The High Court has delivered a significant ruling in a complex financial remedy case, declaring that a purported £1.6m debt was a fraudulent fabrication intended to strip a matrimonial home of its
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DivorceFamily LawCopper-bottomed vs. cracked glass. A new 55/45 fairness split?
The High Court ruled in favour of the principle of “fairness over strict equality” in cases involving high-risk business assets.Facts:The husband and wife met in 1994 when they were aged 25 and 20,
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DivorceFamily LawDon’t force a judge’s recusal, or you may have to have the case reheard
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal (CoA) provides crucial guidance for family law practitioners and prospective clients engaged in Children Act 1989 proceedings, particularly those involving
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawA bad parenting style is insufficient grounds to request an adoption!
The Court of Appeal (CoA) reaffirmed that adoption is a last resort and courts must conduct a rigorous proportionality analysis when considering placement orders. Where a child is thriving with a
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