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Notícias gerais - 2 Fev 2026

Serviços sociais e crianças: As diferentes fases do processo de proteção da criança

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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Notícias gerais - 15 Abr 2019

What is the difference between a lawyer, solicitor and barrister?

So you find yourself in need of legal advice. But who should you turn to...

Notícias gerais - 18 Fev 2019

Government U-turn on Policy of Requiring Victims of Forced Marriage to Pay Costs of Repatriation

The UK government has acted to reverse its policy of making British victims of forced...

Violência doméstica - 31 Jan 2019

Landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill published

The government has published a draft Domestic Abuse Bill which aims to better support victims...

Notícias gerais - 11 Jan 2019

What is the best way to approach a divorce?

Yahoo Style has recently been in touch with Thomas Brownrigg, a Partner and Accredited Mediator...

Notícias gerais - 7 Nov 2018

New Partners and Solicitors at Goodman Ray

We are pleased to announce some new promotions at Goodman Ray. Thomas Brownrigg has been...

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Notícias de Direito da Família - 1 Nov 2018

Casamento forçado no Reino Unido

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

What Is Emotional Or Psychological Abuse

Violência doméstica - 26 Out 2018

Can perpetuators of domestic abuse ever change?

Every year more than a million people are victims of domestic abuse in the United...

Crianças - 4 Out 2018

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...

Notícias sobre o divórcio - 11 Set 2018

Chegou a altura do divórcio sem culpa?

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...

Crianças - 30 Ago 2018

Proteção das crianças e dos seus direitos no que se refere à utilização de decisões de alojamento seguro, de decisões de privação de liberdade tomadas ao abrigo da jurisdição inerente e do Tribunal de Proteção

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...

Violência doméstica - 20 Ago 2018

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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Violência doméstica - 13 Ago 2018

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 26 Jul 2018

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...

Notícias sobre o divórcio - 16 Jul 2018

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 9 Jul 2018

O Supremo Tribunal decide que a lei sobre uniões civis é incompatível com a Convenção Europeia dos Direitos do Homem

On 27th June 2018 the Supreme Court unanimously decided that the UK’s law on civil partnerships was incompatible with Article 14...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 5 Jul 2018

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...

Violência doméstica - 15 Jun 2018

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...

Finanças familiares - 15 Mai 2018

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...

Crianças - 11 Mai 2018

Revisão do protocolo para o encaminhamento de famílias pelo tribunal para centros de contacto para crianças

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

Notícias sobre o divórcio - 2 Mai 2018

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...

Crianças - 25 Abr 2018

Transferência da residência de uma criança quando uma das partes não cumpre uma decisão de assistência à família

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

Violência doméstica - 17 Abr 2018

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...

Notícias sobre o divórcio - 3 Abr 2018

Quando é que um casamento pode ser anulado?

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...

Crianças - 26 Mar 2018

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...

Crianças - 20 Mar 2018

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...

Violência doméstica - 19 Mar 2018

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...

Crianças - 14 Fev 2018

Cuidados partilhados dos filhos em caso de separação

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 6 Fev 2018

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 25 Jan 2018

Ouvir para compreender

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 16 Jan 2018

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...

Notícias de Direito da Família - 9 Jan 2018

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...

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