The President has published useful guidance for judges on how they might inform children of the reasons for their decisions¶ On 26 February 2025 Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, published a toolkit entitled “Writing to children – A toolkit for judges”. It was produced in conjunction with
The International Family Law Group welcomes a significant decision from the Court of Appeal in a complex and widely reported international family law case concerning a teenage boy at the centre of a cross-border dispute between his parents. The case, which has drawn national and international attention with coverage in
The International Family Law Group represented the appellant mother in the recent Court of Appeal case of Re O (Summary Return: Non-Convention Country) [2025] EWCA Civ 660. The case serves important reading for practitioners of international children law, and highlights the intricacies involved in applications for return to non-Hague Convention
The International Family Law Group LLP are pleased to launch their new family maintenance indexation calculator. The calculator is a free online tool designed to help people calculate annual indexation changes to family maintenance orders. The app allows calculations to be performed based on the consumer prices index (CPI), the
What are Marital Agreements? A Marital Agreement (sometimes also called a Nuptial Agreement) is an agreement entered into between two parties during their relationship (which can either be before or after their marriage), which sets out their intentions as to what should happen to their assets in the event they
https://caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewfc/2024/379 ‘There is a common misconception that the use of arbitration, as an alternative to the court process in financial remedy cases, is the purview only of the rich who seek privacy, away from the courts and the eyes of the media. If that was ever the position, it is
The International Family Law Group LLP represented the applicant father in his application seeking the return of his daughter from a non-Hague country, in a case that has been reported as Re A (A Child) (Removal to non-Hague country) [2023] EWFC 330 and Re A (A Child) (Removal to non-Hague
Mediation can assist families to find solutions, help with communication and reach a settlement regarding their disputes. MIAM (Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting) is a confidential meeting, giving you the opportunity to speak to a mediator and discuss options on a confidential basis, leading to finding out more about the
Who Gets Luna in a Divorce? For many, pets are much more than property – they are family. So, when a relationship ends, deciding who keeps the beloved dog, cat, or even horse can be a highly emotional issue. Yet, under English law, pets are treated as chattels (personal property),
Allegations of “parental alienation” or “alienating behaviours” have become an all-too-common feature of children disputes, and particularly in high-conflict matters. As such, the need for judicial guidance inthis particular area was great, and ought to be on every family solicitor’s radar. In December 2024 the Family Justice Council issued its
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