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21 March 2018

Shared parental leave: still not quite shared
Shared parental leave is the mechanism by which parents are able to share the ‘maternity leave’ following the birth of their baby. It was introduced by the Government in 2015 to encourage either or...
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20 March 2018

HMCTS reform divorce project legal professionals' event
In March 2017, I attended a Court Service (HMCTS) workshop about its online divorce project. HMCTS promised a follow up to demonstrate the progress the project has made. This subsequent...
Tony Roe
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20 March 2018

Cohabitation conundrum: extending civil partnerships to opposite-sex couples
The full version of this article appears in New Law Journal, the leading weekly legal magazine.Find the latest UK law news and legal advice with information and analysis from the legal world. Keep up...
Graeme Fraser
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19 March 2018

Mediation Matters: If they're well-designed, Family Hubs can empower families to help themselves
The Chief Executive of National Family Mediation returns with a regular columnLast autumn a family policy document endorsed by 57 MPs and a number of Lords caused a stir amongst...
Jane Robey
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19 March 2018

Decrees in multiple EU jurisdictions: Mensah v Mensah
Mensah v Mensah [2018] EWHC 484 (Fam) is an interesting recent decision pertaining to the Brussels II Regulation (BIIR) and specifically the recognition of a French divorce order.The wife had appealed...
Andrew Watson
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16 March 2018

Jurisdiction to make an interim order for the sale of a former matrimonial home
Family law analysis: Sheena Cassidy, barrister and deputy head of 3PB, examines the decision of Cobb J in WS v HS [2018] EWFC 11, [2018] All ER (D) 158 (Feb) which...
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16 March 2018

Relocation, relocation, relocation: balancing the competing interests in child relocation cases
The original version of this article appeared in New Law Journal, the leading weekly legal magazine.Find the latest UK law news and legal advice with information and analysis from the legal world....
Victoria Brown Kim Beatson
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13 March 2018

Guidance on Art 5 compliance when a child in local authority care is deprived of their liberty
In Re A-F (Children) (Care Orders: Restrictions on Liberty) [2018] EWHC 138 (Fam) the court gave guidance on when Art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) is engaged in relation to...
Emma Fitzsimons
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9 March 2018

Daughter ordered to take DNA test to prove she has an interest in her late father’s estate
Colin Birtles died without a will in 2013. He was survived by his two daughters, Lorraine Freeman and Janice Nield-Moir. Unbeknown to her elder sister, Mrs Freeman successfully applied for letters of...
Bernadette Baker
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9 March 2018

Divorce? You may regret it if you don't ask for legal advice
Yedina v Yedin and another [2017] EWHC 3319 (Ch) was an interesting case which highlighted the importance of seeking advice from a family lawyer when planning to divorce.A couple married in Ukraine in...
Lisa Pepper
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