Leading domestic abuse organisation Women’s Aid and Survivor Ambassador Claire Throssell MBE, delivered a petition calling ...

New figures show the number of people choosing to foster in England is declining for the third year running, with six per ...

Can you give away an interest in land in the course of a discussion? In Ely v Robson [2016] EWCA Civ 774, Ms Robson argued that you could not: an oral agreement would not be compliant with s 2 (1) Law ...

The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is running a pilot scheme to bring an end to separated parents poisoning their child against the other parent. Parents who are ...

The labours of the Private Law Working Group, set up by the President of the Family Division back in August 2013, have now come to fruition and on 22 April the new Practice Direction 12B - Child ...

And we’ve still got a way to go to achieve true equality of treatment, with truly equal respect being given to each member of the couple. It’s always a good idea to look critically at a status quo, ...

The case of Re A, decided in July 2024, is a rare and possibly unique example of the Family Court making an order for post-adoption contact following a contested adoption application. Laura Williams ...

People from this cohort of society are separating in ever growing numbers. The article addresses why this is happening the differences and similarities in assisting clients within these couples in ...

This three-part discussion examines the role and impact of the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) in care proceedings highlighting its holistic approach to supporting families. Part 1 outlines the ...

If as they say they will the new Labour Government implements legislative reform relating to cohabiting couples a key consideration is likely to be the inclusion of an “opt out” clause. Opt out ...