A Law Commission consultation paper entitled ‘Simplification of Criminal Law: Kidnapping and Related Offences’ published on 20th November 2014 makes two recommendations which, if made into law, will have grave consequences for parents who take their own children out of the country without the other parent’s consent. Family law, which Read more…
Cases in which one parent wants to move away with the children of the family are extremely difficult. In family law terms these are known as relocation cases and usually involve powerful arguments on both sides. For the parent whose children move away it may mean that they do not Read more…
It was reported in the news on 30th September 2014 that 180 divorces obtained by Italian nationals in the English Courts had been declared null and void. A firm based in Italy had been offering Italians a “quickie” divorce in this country to avoid having to wait the three year Read more…