Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme enforced 5th April 2017 A man who subjected two former partners to extreme domestic violence has become the first person in the country to […] Categories: Domestic Abuse
Making Sense of the Brexit Divorce 3rd April 2017 A perspective from a family lawyer Norman Hartnell MD of The Family Law Company by Hartnell Chanot Exeter and Plymouth […] Categories: Uncategorized
What is a Public Law Outline (PLO) meeting? 29th March 2017 When Social Worker’s are concerned about the welfare of a child they may invite parents to a Public Law Outline […] Categories: Children Law and Social Services Intervention
Choosing your child’s school 29th March 2017 It’s that time of year again. Many parents and carers will have applied for their child to go to a […] Categories: Children, Mediation & Collaboration
Marrying later in life 28th March 2017 On 14 March 2017 the office of National Statistics released the latest marriage data regarding couples marrying in England […] Categories: Pre-Nuptial and Cohabitation Agreements
No fault, no foul? 27th March 2017 Last week in the much reported and discussed case of Owens v Owens, the Court of Appeal upheld the original […] Categories: Divorce & Separation
Children in need being failed by social care system 22nd March 2017 Vanessa Pridis looks at a new report on the failure of the system to keep pace with rising numbers of […] Categories: Children Law and Social Services Intervention
The myths of common law spouses 15th March 2017 “I’ve lived with my partner for over 5 years so now we’re common law spouses?” Many people have the misconception […] Categories: Pre-Nuptial and Cohabitation Agreements
Court rules against heterosexual couple seeking civil partnership 22nd February 2017 The Court has ruled against a heterosexual couple seeking to enter into a Civil Partnership instead of a marriage. Rebecca […] Categories: Uncategorized
Is it ‘unreasonable’ to want to get divorced? 21st February 2017 The recent case involving Tini Owens has been in the headlines. The Court of Appeal refused her permission to get […] Categories: Divorce & Separation, News