The new Children and Families Act 2014 has been given Royal Assent and most of the provisions contained within the Act will come into force on 22 April 2014 to coincide with the introduction of the Single Family Court. The…

We are pleased to announce that Kerri Gregory, has joined the Family Team as of 27 January 2014. Kerri has previously worked as a Paralegal specialising in family and childcare matters and more recently with a top 5 ranked law…

Oil tycoon ordered to transfer properties held by firms owned and controlled by him to his wife as part of a divorce settlement. Background   This appeal arose out of proceedings for financial remedies following a divorce between Michael and…

The Court of Appeal has recently given judgment in Vince -v- Wyatt (2013).  In this case the parties had married in 1981 and separated in 1984 when they were in their early twenties. Their divorce was finalised in 1992 when…

Following the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 coming into force on 25th November 2012, the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 has now been amended to include a new office of stalking. Currently, under the Protection from Harassment Act, section 1(a)…

The Consultation outlines four options for achieving shared parenting with a view to amending the existing law in section 1 of the Children Act 1989 What is the current law? Section 1 of the Children Act 1989 ("the Act") provides…

The Law Commission is to review two aspects of matrimonial finance law that entitles married couples and civil partners to claim financial provision from one another on divorce or dissolution of their civil partnership. The Law Commission will examine the…