The concept of ‘no fault divorce’ was finally introduced in England and Wales on 6th April 2022. The law now provides that the only ground for divorce/dissolution is irretrievable breakdown. It has removed the ‘blame game’ for couples seeking a divorce. Change in the law is also on the cards
In the majority of cases child maintenance is determined exclusively by the formula prescribed by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). In summary it is a percentage of the paying parent’s income with deductions for overnight care. But there are some exceptions where the English family court may have the power
Dealing with international clients who, by extension, might have a different perception of how the legal system works, having been raised and lived in another country, can be quite a challenge. Sometimes those perceptions might be right, but more often than not, they need to be explored, explained, understood and
By way of his judgment of Q v R, Mr Justice Williams ordered the summary return of a child, “E” to Ukraine. This is the first reported case of an abducted child being returned to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. The case is available online here By
Concerns are growing for three British children, Khalid, Aasiyah and Maimunha Aljehani, who have been removed from England to Libya by their father. The mother initially agreed to the children going on holiday with their father to North Yorkshire; it has now been established that the father removed the children
I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of weeks in Australia last month with David Hodson visiting some of our family lawyer friends in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth along with Singapore. Within our practice we work on many Anglo/Australian cases, so I already had a good understanding of
Executive summary Over the past few years and increasing in intensity, High Court and Court of Appeal judges have strongly condemned very high and/or disproportionate legal costs in financial remedy claims. This is troubling and not good for the reputation of English family law and family lawyers including with their
Executive summary England and Wales as a jurisdiction has been at the cutting-edge of using technology for the benefit of the justice system. The High Court in civil proceedings has just allowed service of proceedings via a non-fungible token (NFT). When and in what circumstances might that be appropriate in
Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 on jurisdiction, the recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and the matters of parental responsibility, and on international child abduction (recast) (otherwise known as ‘Brussels IIa Recast’) came into operation in the EU on 1 August 2022 Brussels IIa Recast,
The President of the Family Division has very recently handed down his decision in this matter of: Re: S (A Child) (Jurisdiction) [2022] EWHC 1720 (Fam), in which we acted for the successful applicant mother. Whilst the facts of the case are unique, the judgment serves as a helpful reminder
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