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This week's edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of the Resolution domestic abuse in financial remedy proceedings report and the...
On 8 October 2024, Resolution published a report into the interplay between domestic abuse and the treatment of finances on separation and divorce....
Private Client analysis: Costs are the hot topic in litigation under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. A striking...
This week's edition of Family weekly highlights includes consideration of how the courts approach contact when one of the parents is in prison and...
Private Client analysis: In this judgment, Mr Justice Cobb sets out his analysis of the complex and challenging clinical issues surrounding the...
Excessive pension contribution recoveryWhen pension contributions are recoverableThis Practice Note addresses two questions:•whether a bankrupt’s...
How a pension is dealt with in bankruptcyThe position of a personal pension on bankruptcyA bankrupt’s estate automatically vests in the official...
Brexit post implementation period—CPR changes [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note sets...
Brexit legislation tracker 2017–19 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. It tracks the progress of UK...
Judicial review—how to start proceedingsThis Practice Note summarises the procedural stages in a judicial review application and then describes in...
Retained EU law—training materials [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.These training materials consist of...
Change of name deed (child)From: [insert child's previous forename and surname]To: [insert child's new forename and surname]This change of name Deed...
Draft orders—family provision claimThis Precedent is based on a precedent found in Inheritance Act Claims: Law, Practice and Procedure Precedents...
Variation of financial orders—client guide (standard procedure)This document provides general guidance regarding an application to court to vary a...
Letter of instruction to a single joint expert in financial remedy proceedings1IntroductionThis is a letter of instruction to you to act as a single...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidableOn 6 April 2022, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
Notices and restrictionsNotices and restrictions may be used to afford some limited protection of an asset comprising land or property, which...
Void and voidable marriagesThe Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars...
The meaning and scope of parental responsibilityDefinitionParental responsibility is concerned with the care and upbringing of a child until they grow...
Online divorce (pre-DDSA 2020)The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) is in force from 6 April 2022. Proceedings issued by the...
Notice of actingCase number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of...
Working with counselInstructing counsel to advocate on a client’s behalf should be a matter of careful thought and preparation. The role of counsel is...
Declarations of parentage—procedureThe procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage is governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR...
The definition of civil partnershipDefinitionWhen introduced by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA 2004), civil partnerships related only to two...
The Courts and Tribunals Service Centre and divorce centresThe Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) is in force from 6 April 2022....
Separation agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding separation agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to provide...
Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation orderUnder the Family Law Act 1996 (FLA 1996) a non-molestation order is an...
Capitalised maintenance—Duxbury calculationsThe basis of Duxbury calculationsA Duxbury calculation is an actuarial calculation designed to identify...
The parent with whom the child or children spend the majority of their time after separation. Now person with care.
An order made within divorce/dissolution, separation or nullity proceedings providing for the transfer or settlement of property.
An order placing a child under the supervision of a local authority (or a probation officer) and the local authority through a social worker is required to advise, help and befriend the child.