Goodman Ray Solicitors Family Mediation Solicitors Family Mediation Week 2026 Feature
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Semaine de la médiation familiale 2026

Pendant la Semaine de la médiation familiale, les médiateurs de Goodman Ray aident les familles à résoudre leurs différends de manière calme et efficace, en évitant les tribunaux dans la mesure du possible. Grâce aux MIAM et aux ordonnances par consentement, nous aidons nos clients à conclure des accords sur les enfants, les finances et les arrangements futurs, en leur apportant clarté, soutien et solutions juridiquement contraignantes adaptées aux besoins de chaque famille.
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Nouvelle année, nouveau départ : Conseils en droit de la famille sur la séparation, la parentalité et les arrangements concernant les enfants

La nouvelle année est souvent synonyme de réflexion et de changement pour les familles. Les pressions accrues au cours de la période des fêtes peuvent conduire à des questions sur la séparation, les arrangements parentaux ou le bien-être des enfants. Des conseils en matière de droit de la famille peuvent aider les parents à comprendre leurs options, à donner la priorité à l'intérêt supérieur des enfants et à planifier les prochaines étapes pratiques avant que les problèmes ne s'aggravent.
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Les enfants  - 

Qu'est-ce que l'abandon du mariage transnational ?

L'abandon de mariage transnational est une forme reconnue d'abus domestique qui peut laisser les parents et les enfants bloqués à l'étranger et séparés de leur famille en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles. Cet article explore la manière dont les tribunaux de la famille peuvent apporter leur aide par le biais de demandes de tutelle, les limites de la Convention de La Haye et l'impact émotionnel et développemental grave que l'abandon peut avoir sur les enfants.
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Les enfants  - 

Qui prend en charge les frais universitaires à la suite d'une séparation ou d'un divorce ?

Décider qui paie les frais universitaires après une séparation ou un divorce peut s'avérer complexe. Les parents peuvent se mettre d'accord par le biais d'une ordonnance par consentement, mais les litiges nécessitent souvent l'intervention d'un tribunal. Le tribunal prend en compte les revenus, les besoins financiers et les coûts futurs, tandis que les prêts du Student Finance peuvent aider. Si le différend n'est pas résolu, les enfants peuvent déposer une demande en vertu de l'annexe 1 de la loi sur les enfants de 1989 (Children Act 1989).
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Contact post-adoption : Comprendre l'impact sur les familles

Learn how post-adoption contact supports children, birth families, and adopters and what courts and experts say about best practices.
Children's Human Rights Claims
Les enfants  - 

Considering Human Rights Claims in Children’s Legal Representation

Understand when a child’s human rights may be breached and how to consider legal action and making a claim against a local authority.
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Guide du Conseil de justice familiale pour l'accompagnement des personnes neurodivergentes dans le système de justice familiale

The Family Justice Council has recently published essential guidance on neurodiversity for legal practitioners within...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

La transparence dans les tribunaux de la famille et Sara Sharif - qu'est-ce que cela signifie ?

Introduction Debates surrounding transparency in the family courts have been a hot topic for many...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Understanding the “Trauma Lens” in Family Law

A trauma lens is an approach that focuses on the impact of past or present traumatic experiences on individuals and their behaviour.
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Arrêt de la Cour d'appel

P (A Child) (Abduction: Child’s Objections) Janet Broadley and Edward Nicklin (instructing Christopher Hames KC and Jonathan Evans...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Giving a little, or a lot? How gifts are treated in a divorce

How gifts are treated in a divorce If you are going through a divorce or...
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Violence domestique  - 

Mariage forcé, mariage d'enfants et mutilations génitales féminines (MGF) : Signes pratiques et protection juridique

Forced Marriage, Child Marriage and FGM Whilst many of us think about Christmas decorations and...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Modifications des règles de procédure familiale

On April 29th, changes to the Family Procedure Rules will be introduced. Couples in dispute...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

New Judgment Re Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption)

Re Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption) Jemma Dally and Marie Campbell instructed Janet Bazley KC, Olivia...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Un jugement a été rendu dans une affaire complexe de recours financier menée par Trudi Featherstone et Hannah Lamb.

We are pleased to share that judgment is now available in a complex financial remedies...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Le rôle des intermédiaires dans les procédures familiales

An intermediary can refer to a third party who is involved in assisting parties to...
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Family Law Transparency Pilot Scheme

On 30th January 2023, a reporting pilot scheme was launched in the Cardiff, Carlisle and...
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Les enfants  - 

Qu'est-ce que la responsabilité parentale ?

What is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility (PR) is the power given to individuals to make...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

New Law Raises the Minimum Age to Marry or Form a Civil Partnership to 18 in England and Wales.

Family law solicitor Emma Sherrington and Trainee Solicitor Bethany Lodge give insight into the new...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

‘Gone to the Dogs’ – Pets & Divorce in the Family Court’

Pets & Divorce in the Family Court ‘Dog Law’ as it is sometimes known, or...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Les retards dans les tribunaux ruinent des vies. Goodman Ray Solicitors offre des conseils gratuits pendant la Semaine du divorce 2022

Goodman Ray is supporting Resolution’s Good Divorce Week (28 Nov 2022 – 2 Dec 2022),...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Location Location Location: Marriage Venues

The Commons Library briefing paper on marriage venues was published on Tuesday 6 July 2021...
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Les enfants  - 

Legal Aid and trapped capital

R (oao GR) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2020] EWHC 3140 (Admin) Context  ...
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Les enfants  - 

M (un enfant) [2021] EWCA Civ 437

This is a case in which Peggy Ray represented the child (M), through her children’s...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Goodman Ray Welcomes Government Mediation Voucher Scheme

The government has today announced that it is investing £1m in family mediation, to support...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Uncontested vs Contested Divorce

Uncontested vs Contested Divorce – What’s the difference? Divorce is a difficult time for individuals...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Are Borders Barriers to Contact? Separated International Families in a Time of Coronavirus

Are Borders Barriers to Contact? Separated International Families in a Time of Coronavirus Living through...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected service of applications and Orders under the Family Law Act 1996? (The welcomed introduction of Practice Direction 36U)

How has the Covid-19 pandemic affected service of applications and Orders under the Family Law...
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Les enfants  - 

Les services sociaux et les enfants : Les différentes étapes du processus de protection de l'enfance

This guide breaks down the key stages of the child protection process in England, helping parents understand what happens when local authorities have concerns about a child’s welfare. It covers child in need plans, child protection conferences, the Public Law Outline (PLO) and the possible move to family court proceedings, including Emergency Protection Orders and Care/Supervision Orders.
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Advice on how to spend your first Christmas as divorced parents

The most wonderful time of the year can also be the most trying for newly...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Mariage forcé au Royaume-Uni

The issues around forced marriage are by no means new, but there has been a...
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Les enfants  - 

Parental Alienation – recent developments

The current law provides that a couple can divorce if there has been an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ of their marriage. In accordance with section 1(2) of...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Le moment est-il venu de divorcer sans faute ?

The current law provides that a couple can divorce if there has been an ‘irretrievable breakdown’ of their marriage. In accordance with section 1(2) of...
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Les enfants  - 

La protection des enfants et leurs droits dans le cadre de l'utilisation des Secure Accommodation Orders, des Deprivation of Liberty Orders prises dans le cadre de la Inherent Jurisdiction et de la Court of Protection.

In this article we will consider the powers of the Family Court to deprive a child of their liberty by use of secure accommodation orders and other orders...
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What is the current position in respect of public funding for women’s refuges?

In October 2017, a 54-page document was drafted by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the Department for Work and Pensions...
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Violence domestique  - 

New Zealand introduces domestic violence leave

New Zealand MP, Jan Logie, initially proposed a new bill that introduced paid employment leave for victims of domestic violence in December 2016...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Is it the end for the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) National Unit?

The Family Drug and Alcohol Courts (FDACs) were pioneered by the retired District Judge Nicholas Crichton in London in January 2008 on a trial basis...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Thum v Thum [2018] EWCA Civ 624

The Court of Appeal recently had to determine the issue of effective service of divorce proceedings under Article 16 of Council Regulation...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

La Cour suprême décide que la loi sur les partenariats civils est incompatible avec la Convention européenne des droits de l'homme

On 27th June 2018 the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the UK’s law on civil partnerships was incompatible with Article 14...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

The development of the law in relation to forced marriage in the United Kingdom

Until relatively recently, forced marriage was not a specific criminal offence, nor were there protective measures within...
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Violence domestique  - 

Domestic Abuse Bill consultation and the Law Society’s response

On the 31 May, the Government published a consultation in preparation for the new Domestic Abuse Bill, which was proposed...
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Les enfants  - 

Support and Guidance for Special Guardians

A Special Guardianship Order is an order which places a child in the long-term care of someone other than their parent...
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Finances de la famille  - 

Thompson v Ragget and others [2018] EWHC 688

If a cohabiting couple do not make wills and one passes away, the survivor has no statutory right to inherit under the intestacy rules. However...
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Les enfants  - 

Protocole révisé pour l'orientation des familles par les tribunaux vers les centres de contact avec les enfants

A revised protocol for referrals of families by the court to child contact centres has recently been published. This protocol has been implemented...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Is it time for No Fault Divorce?

Late last month Resolution – a family law practitioners group – met for their annual conference in Bristol. Resolution operates a code...
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Les enfants  - 

Transfert de la résidence d'un enfant lorsqu'une partie ne se conforme pas à une ordonnance d'aide familiale

Judgment in the recent case of Re C (A Child) [2018] EWHC 557 (Fam) has been provided and has reinforced the consequences of breaching...
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Violence domestique  - 

Should victims be cross examined by domestic abusers in the family courts?

Since the abolition of Legal Aid for the majority of family cases in 2013, many individuals are making applications to court without legal representation...
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Penny Appeal publishes Islamic Adoption and Fostering Guidance

The charity, Penny Appeal, has published important guidance on Islamic adoption and fostering in the United Kingdom. The guidance comes as a result...
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Actualités sur le divorce  - 

Quand un mariage peut-il être annulé ?

The vast majority of couples looking to dissolve a marriage do so by the divorce process, but there are other methods of ending a marriage...
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Les enfants  - 

Further misuse of section 20 of the children Act 1989 – when will it stop?

Herefordshire Council v AB [2018] EWFC 10 is a judgment handed down earlier this year regarding two cases which were described...
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New Practice Guidance for International Child Abduction Proceedings

Sir James Munby issued practice guidance: Case Management and Mediation of International Child Abduction Proceedings on the 13th of March 2018...
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What constitutes coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship?

Domestic abuse may not always be in a physical form. A victim may not recognise that coercive behaviour has taken place as any specific incident...
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Prise en charge partagée des enfants lors de la séparation

When parents separate, issues in respect of the future arrangements for care of children can be some of the most problematic to resolve. Difficulties in...
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Are Polygraph tests admissible as evidence in family proceedings?

Polygraph testing, more commonly referred to as lie detector testing, has become a popular cultural phenomenon particularly due to the significant...
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Écouter pour comprendre

It is the Family Mediators Association Mediation Week this week, and a welcome excuse to sing the praises of the mediation process as a constructive and...
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Nouvelles du droit de la famille  - 

Myth of the Common Law Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements

The cohabiting family is the fastest growing family type in England. Despite this, there are still currently no automatic legal rights...
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Bitcoin Frenzy- Is the Family Court ready for this new development?

Despite the many reforms in family law, one could argue that the family court remains entrenched in a more old-fashioned way of dealing with matters...