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Expert commentary, case analysis, and practical guides on divorce, children's arrangements, financial remedy, and more.
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DivorceFamily LawWhen protecting a mother is more important than including a father
The High Court confirmed the limited grounds on which an appellate court may interfere with a refusal to remove the father’s surname from that of the child. Facts: The mother, M, and father, F,
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Child ArrangementsThe power of Parens Patriae in repatriating vulnerable children
The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard a case regarding the local authority (LA’s) application to compel the return of a British child from a non-Convention country against the parents’ will. Facts: This
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DivorceFamily LawDon’t vent your frustrations on social media and avoid litigation
The High Court’s decision to dismiss this defamation claim serves as a critical example of the judiciary’s reluctance to allow courts to be used for the collateral litigation of acrimonious family
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawHow parental alienation can trigger the care threshold
The High Court’s decision signals that where parental alienation is acute, and the protective safety net of the Local Authority (LA) is withdrawn or deemed inadequate, the Family Court will not
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawWho receives child benefit in a Shared Care Court Order?
The Upper Tribunal (UT) enforced the principles of natural justice, ruling that when children genuinely live with both parents, the final decision regarding state benefit entitlement falls exclusively
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Child ArrangementsFamily LawWhen informal applications to extend a child maintenance order are valid
The High Court confirmed the extension of payments beyond the child’s eighteenth birthday to cover the period of their tertiary education. Facts: This appeal concerns the extension of the duration
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Child ArrangementsFCDO advice is a guideline, not a legal mandate
The High Court discharged orders prohibiting the family from taking children abroad and concluded that “clear boundaries have been overstepped”. Facts: This judgement concerns a family
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DivorceFinancial ArrangementsYou can’t hide marital assets to avoid leaving anything to your partner
The High Court has delivered a judgement in a high-stakes financial remedies case, grappling with the complex task of dividing a multi-million-pound fortune that a husband claimed had been devastated
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Family LawFinancial ArrangementsSham trusts may result in costs orders
In the latest of no fewer than three judgements in complex and high-value divorce proceedings, the High Court established that a created trust was a sham and awarded the wife a lump sum of
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Financial ArrangementsThe outcomes of private Financial Dispute Resolutions are strictly private
The High Court has provided a clear legal precedent confirming that the confidentiality of private Financial Dispute Resolution (pFDR) meetings is paramount and must be strictly protected. Facts: In
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DivorceFamily LawFinancial ArrangementsA valid pre-nuptial agreement requires full and frank disclosure
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently clarified the legal principles governing the validity of pre-nuptial agreements (PNAs), emphasising the critical role of full financial disclosure and the limits
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DivorceFinding of Transnational Marriage Abandonment is not merely semantic
The Court of Appeal (CoA) has recently provided crucial guidance on the handling of complex family cases, particularly those involving allegations of transnational marriage abandonment (TMA) and other
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