Terms Used CSA – Child Support Agency CMS – Child Maintenance Service PWC – Parent with Care NRP – Non Resident Parent The Child Support Agency stopped taking on new cases from November 2013 and is to be abolished completely by 2017. It is being replaced by the Child Maintenance Read more…
On 17th April 2014 the Government produced a consultation paper on outsourcing certain aspects of the child protection functions, most of which are currently carried out by Local Authorities. This is a five page document available at httpss://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/delegating-childrens-social-care-functions . Responses to the consultation are to be submitted by 30th May Read more…
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…
I recently heard a proverb which I understand to be Jewish. It goes something like this…… When two divorced people marry four people get into the marital bed. It struck me what a potential understatement that is. No doubt couples who marry having both been married before, bring with them Read more…
Following today’s news we have summarised the 5 things to be aware of if court cases involving children were already underway before the new legislation came into force. Existing residence and contact orders are now deemed to be Child Arrangements Orders Pending Residence/Contact proceedings already before the court are now Read more…
Emmet likes relaxing in the mediation room here at Taylor and Emmet/Hallam mediation. He hasn’t actually been to court but he has heard about it and he doesn’t like the idea of parents arguing and a judge deciding what will happen to children after their parents separate. He much prefers Read more…
Thanks to recent legislation we now have a new Family Court designed to put the needs of children at the forefront. Previously, there were different tiers of courts and you could pick and choose which to use. They tended to have slightly different approaches to the way they dealt with Read more…
From the 22nd of this month there will be significant changes to how separating couples resolve disputes about property, finances and children. The family courts are changing in terms of their organisation and the way that they deal with family disputes and people have been encouraged to consider other ways 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…