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…
I would like to introduce you to Emmet the Dog. Emmet is the newest member of Taylor & Emmet’s Family Law and Family Mediation team. Emmet is here to remind us how important it is to remember the children in the cases that we deal with. In fact not only Read more…
“1 in 10 children suffer some form of neglect”. That’s the awful statistic I heard on breakfast TV this morning. It seems hard to believe and I guess it covers the smallest oversight to the most horrific child abuse cases we all sometimes have the misfortune to hear about. Then Read more…