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A paper-based divorce application took 66.5 weeks on average to complete in the first quarter of 2020, up from an average of 59.6 weeks in 2019 says Boodle Hatfield. The law firm says the...

The government has published guidance designed to assist people planning to get married or form a civil partnership in England, and venues that host such ceremonies, to prepare for small ceremonies,...

What is a post-nuptial agreement?A post-nuptial agreement (a “post-nup”) is an agreement signed between spouses during their marriage that seeks to regulate the financial consequences of a subsequent...

In a joint initiative with the Access to Justice Foundation, funding will be provided to not for profit organisations across the country to provide free legal support - ensuring better advice and...

Much has been written about the case of Barder v Calouori [1988] AC 20 (“Barder”) in the initial stages of the COVID-19 lockdown. It was held out as the means by which maybe, just maybe, it might be...

The Family Procedure Rule Committee (FPRC) has announced a stakeholder consultation on making the general enforcement application procedure (for the enforcement of family financial orders) more...

The government has announced an overhaul of how the Family Court deals with domestic abuse to provide greater protection to survivors of domestic abuse.Proposed reforms include: • more victims of...

Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act enables a person to make a claim where a Will (or an intestacy) results in them...

Further signs that life might be at least be on the starting blocks of a return to ‘normal’ have come in recent days.There was news from The Lord Chancellor of the opening of 10 ‘Nightingale Courts’,...

The number of children needing foster care has risen by 44% during the coronavirus pandemic while the number of people looking to become foster parents plummeted by nearly half compared to the same...

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