iFLG in the European Court of Human Rights The European Court of Human Rights has now handed down its decision in the matter of Agarwal v Czech Republic (Application no. 44870/19). Our client, Mr Pallav Agarwal, claimed a breach of his human rights following custody proceedings in the Czech courts.
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
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
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
Whilst the welfare checklist is familiar ground for practitioners, two new cases have brought into sharp focus how the views of children can make a real difference to an outcome of the case. The first is AE and JE v M [2021] EWHC 1957 (Fam) and the second is Re A & B (Rescission of Order: Change
The rapid growth of technology has led societies to adapt to the circumstances that a new, digital reality, as some would describe it, has been created. The digital world is constantly morphing and evolving, while applying to almost every aspect of our lives. Technology is an indispensable tool that people
The UK’s departure from the European Union in 2020 signalled the careful and complex process of the uncoupling of our domestic law from 45-odd years of law originating from the EU. Whilst the Brussels-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) no longer has the same role in law
There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about international family law issues. Here are our top 10: I have to divorce in the country where I was married If my child’s other parent refuses to allow me to relocate abroad with the children, there is nothing I can do?
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