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Parents have a duty to maintain their children irrespective of the amount of time they spend with them or what country they live in. However international payment can be difficult to enforce. Parents...

No will shall be valid unless the testator’s signature is made or acknowledged by the testator in the presence of two or more witnesses present at the same time. Each witness must then attest and sign...

It will come as a surprise to many that the divorce law in England and Wales has not changed during the past 45 years or so despite the numerous social changes which have occurred since then. Section...

The Chief Executive of National Family Mediation returns with a regular columnMaybe you love the football World Cup. Perhaps you hate it. Either way, there’s no denying that millions across...

This article considers the decision in ZS v FS [2017] EWHC 2660 (Fam), in which a husband failed in his application to prevent his ex-wife’s solicitor from acting.It is not uncommon when...

A speech delivered at the launch of the Care Crisis Review, 13 June 2018I would like to join with others in expressing my appreciation, admiration and professional respect for the team at the Family...

Jonathan's article, featured in the June 2018 issue of Family Law ([2018] Fam Law 734), highlights some of the shortcomings in the Child Maintenance Service. In particular, the decision to omit...

In recent months there have been proposals to criminalise those conducting marriages that do not comply with the formalities laid down by law. However, it is important to understand what offences...

Family analysis: Following a judge’s decision in 2002 that a girl who was then two years old should live with her father and that the mother should not have direct access, the Family Division in Re G...

In her article for the June 2018 of Family Law ([2018] Fam Law 707), Grace Lawrence considers the circumstances in which the courts will permit the enforcement of arrears of maintenance older than...

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