Grandparents Rights to Access in the News 15th May 2012 Last night the BBC South West news programme, Spotlight, featured the sad story of Derek Vaughan, 81, from Lynton who […] Categories: Grandparents
New Children and Families Bill: Putting Children at the Centre 9th May 2012 Today the Queen set out the Government’s legislative plans for the next year in her speech at the state opening […] Categories: Children, Divorce & Separation, News
‘Sarah’s Law’ Protects 200 Children in its First Year 20th April 2012 Statistics released by the Home Office this month (April 2012) have revealed that more than 200 children have been protected […] Categories: Children
Exeter Family Law Firm Shortlisted for Excellence in Customer Service Award 17th April 2012 Hartnell Chanot & Partners has been shortlisted for the Exeter Business Awards “Excellence in Customer Service” award. The Express & […] Categories: News
“Silver Separators” – Divorce for the Over 60’s 17th April 2012 The term “silver separators” has been coined to describe separating couples over the age of 60 and according to the […] Categories: Divorce & Separation, Mediation & Collaboration
Further Evidence of Increase in Child Abduction 6th April 2012 The Annual Report of the Office of the Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales (“the Office”) released […] Categories: Child Abduction, International Cases
Ofsted Finds Court Delays Holding up Child Adoption 6th April 2012 A report published this week (2 April 2012) by the care regulator, Ofsted, found that the most significant cause of […] Categories: Adoption, Children
Court of Appeal Decision Shows Civil Partners Have Identical Rights to Married Couples 6th April 2012 A recent ruling in the divorce of Don Gallagher and Peter Lawrence has established that civil partnerships should have identical […] Categories: Divorce & Separation
Home Office Launches Consultation on Replacing Civil Partnerships With Same-sex Marriage 22nd March 2012 The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Equalities and Criminal Information, Lynne Featherstone, has announced the launch of a consultation […] Categories: Divorce & Separation, News
International Child Abduction: Supreme Court Judgment 20th March 2012 Last week, on 14 March 2012, the Supreme Court gave judgment on an appeal against an order of the English […] Categories: Child Abduction, Children, International Cases