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Set against what Mrs Justice Theis recognises as a “difficult and tragic background”, Re X [2020] EWFC 39 marks the first case in which the Court considered an application for a parental...
The availability of flexible working, unplanned leave and other employment needs will be examined in a new review of how employers and government could better support domestic abuse survivors at...
Dr Claire Fitzpatrick, Lancaster University The full version of this article will appear in Child and Family Law Quarterly, Vol 32, No 2. Find out more or request a free 1-week...
The lockdown period seems to be gradually easing now but I for one do not believe that remote hearings will end after this. That said, remote hearings shouldn’t and can’t continue to be the norm...
Since December 2016 the wife has continued to fight for enforcement of her financial order in this long running case. To date, the husband has failed to voluntarily pay any funds to the wife despite...
The International Family Law Journal is the only English language practitioner journal dealing with the rationale and jurisprudence of family law as it affects families and individuals across Europe...
From 1st June 2020, lockdown in England has considerably eased, with many children returning to schools and families and friends being given the green light to meet in groups of up to six, so long as...
Earlier this year, the Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’) published its first ‘compendium’ of statistics for child abuse in England and Wales, for the year ending March 2019. As it contains some...
This case concerns a child (X) born via surrogacy in unusual circumstances. The child was conceived after a difficult and emotional journey for the intended parents (Mrs and Mrs Y) via IVF. An embryo...
On 21 May 2020 Mr Justice MacDonald, Deputy Head of International Family Justice for England and Wales, delivered a speech to the International Academy of Family Lawyers Webinar.He said: "It is a...