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,...
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Penny Appeal publishes Islamic Adoption and Fostering Guidance
The charity, Penny Appeal, has published important guidance on Islamic adop...
When can a marriage be annulled?
The vast majority of couples looking to dissolve a marriage do so by the di...
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...
New Practice Guidance for International Child Abduction Proceedings
Sir James Munby issued practice guidance: Case Management and Mediation of...
What constitutes coercive behaviour in an intimate relationship?
Domestic abuse may not always be in a physical form. A victim may not recog...
Cutting the cost of Divorce
The average cost of a marital breakdown is £14,500 and counting, a new repo...
Jemma Dally acts for Family Rights Group in Supreme Court case of Williams and another (Appellants) v London Borough of Hackney (Respondent) UKSC 2017/0037
Jemma Dally, Partner and Head of our International Child Care Department ac...
Shared care of children on separation
When parents separate, issues in respect of the future arrangements for car...
Are Polygraph tests admissible as evidence in family proceedings?
Polygraph testing, more commonly referred to as lie detector testing, has b...
Listening to Understand
It is the Family Mediators Association Mediation Week this week, and a welc...
Myth of the Common Law Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements
The cohabiting family is the fastest growing family type in England. Despit...
