Family court fees increased in April 2025. The intention of the increase is to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index and to aim to improve efficiencies within His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service. The key changes include: Divorce applications –…
The UK government has announced plans to repeal the presumption of parental involvement from the Children Act 1989, which will be a major change in how the family courts deal with cases involving allegations of domestic abuse. The announcement follows…
Coming into force on 6 April 2022 The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 introduced the “no fault divorce” (also referred to as “no blame divorce”) as from 6 April 2022. It covers marriage, civil partnership and nullity. This new…
Kerri was recently able to assist a client to successfully defend an appeal in Children Act proceedings in relation to the decision of the family court. Circumstances of the case In short, the circumstances of the case were as follows:-…
As a firm we would like to keep our clients up to date with any changes that could have an impact on their legal costs within matrimonial proceedings, in particular, the increase in court fees that came into effect on…
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill was passed in the House of Commons on 17 June 2020 and is a long awaited development by lawyers and various family law organisations and charities. This means that the much talked about ‘no…
Coronavirus has had a devasting impact upon all of us, whether directly or indirectly. It has also had a significant impact upon businesses which, for some, is ongoing. There has also been an impact upon families, some of which is…
The Court of Appeal ruled that Mrs Owen would not be granted a divorce on the basis that a “wretchedly unhappy marriage” was not grounds for divorce. The court also found that the respondent husband’s behaviour amounted to “minor altercations…
Resolution, the community of family justice professional who work with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way have issued a new Code of practice for its members. The organisation, which represents 6,500 family justice professionals, said it…
On 21 March 2016, amended fees orders came into force in both the Civil and Family jurisdictions. The fee for filing an application for divorce, nullity or dissolution of a Civil Partnership has increased from £410 to £550. The other…