‘In the battle between the parents, both children risk being run over by the tanks.’ Those were the words used by a deputy High Court judge at the outset of his final judgment[1] in an eye-wateringly lengthy private children matter. There, the judge was tasked with determining a depressingly regular
The unprecedented rise in the costs of living has impacted many families, in particular those with young children, and none more so than those who are, unfortunately, also separating. The big, bad wolf of this nursery tale is the increase in childcare costs. In his March 2023 budget, the Chancellor
In England proceedings for divorce/dissolution; financial matters and child matters are entirely separate and not everyone who separates or divorces has to apply to court to formalise arrangements for their children. In fact, in England the courts adopt a presumption of ‘no order’ when it comes to children matters, preferring
Leave to remove cases (also known as relocation applications) can be some of the most challenging cases that come before the family court. Whilst any family matter can and often does elicit highly charged emotions and a degree of uncertainty, within relocation cases, the court is required to consider an
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
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