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Montenegro has become the latest Contracting State to move to join the Hague Child Support Convention.On 24 December 2015, the Permanent Bureau – the multinational secretariat which coordinates the...

Following on from previous materials made available for separating families, the Ministry of Justice has this week published further information for use in the public domain concerning family...

A new study published yesterday (21 December 2015) indicates that local authorities are, for the most part, still in the early development stages of making reunification processes for children in care...

A statement published by the Legal Aid Agency on Friday (18 December 2015) reveals a delay in mandatory reporting of Special Children Act cases using the Client and Cost Management System (CCMS) until...

The latest statistical bulletin relating to activity within the family courts of England and Wales has been published by the Ministry of Justice and, for the first time, includes figures on Female...

A new report from the Ministry of Justice shines a light on how experts are utilised in the family court, and the contributions they make to cases upon appointment and consultation.Published yesterday...

Figures from a new study concerning recurrent care proceedings show a shocking increase in the number of newborn babies made the subject of such cases within the past 5 years in England.Using original...

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced yesterday (14 December 2015) that, unless failing children’s services do not improve the manner in which they operate, they will be taken over by...

Figures released by Cafcass show that the number of care applications received in November 2015 increased by 15% from those received in November 2014. A total of 1,020 care applications were...

Figures released by Cafcass show that, in November 2015, the number of private law cases received by Cafcass increased by 12% from November 2015 levels. A total of 3,462 new cases were...

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