What have longer daylight hours and more sunshine got to do with family law? There are two scenarios which immediately come to mind: opportunities for parents to spend time with children outdoors and improved prospects of selling property. In situations where the trust between parents has broken down, the time Read more…
On 22nd April 2014, a single family Court was introduced to take over the functions of the three different family Courts: the Family Proceedings Court (The Magistrates’ Court), the County Court and the High Court. Up until the changes, when we applied for an Order in respect of children, we Read more…
The Children Act 1989 which deals with cases involving disputes between parents will be amended on 22nd April 2014 to include the new term “parental involvement” and will change the names of certain court orders. “Custody” and “access” were abolished when the Children Act 1989 into force and were replaced Read more…
The first same sex marriage ceremonies took place on Saturday 29th March amid a great deal of media attention. From a legal perspective not much has changed. We have been advising on pre-civil partnership agreements since the Civil Partnership Act came into force in 2005; the only difference for same Read more…