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What is your position and what do you do on a day-to-day basis?I am a solicitor heading up our London team. I work on fascinating and often ground-breaking cases involving surrogacy, donor conception,...

Despite there being a variety of reasons why someone may choose to represent themselves in the family courts – this decision isn’t an anomaly. Now only 20% of family court cases have both parties...

By the time you read this we may have a new government. At the time of writing it’s anyone’s guess what shape it will be, but however things turn out, I’m hopeful – rather than full of expectation –...

Adoption is most commonly understood to be a process where a person or couple assume care of an unknown child following a rigorous assessment either carried out by their Local Authority or local...

Natalie O'Shea, Professional Support Lawyer, Withers LLP‘We are talking about protecting the future of the farm, Tony, the thing we have worked for all our lives…it concerns the whole family. Being...

Samantha Woodham and Harry Gates, 4 Paper BuildingsWhat would the family lawyer do, presented with a blank piece of paper and tasked with the design of a new roadmap for resolving financial and...

Patrick J Gilmore, Deans Court ChambersPatrick compares the two leading cases involving aspects of gender dysphoria. In doing so Patrick reviews how the Family Court have developed in line with...

Jacqueline Marks, Coram ChambersThis article explores through the lens of a psychodynamic framework how we, as family lawyers, relate to our clients. By using an analogy of the solicitor/client...

Judith Crisp, District JudgeProfessor Rosemary Hunter, Kent Law School, University of KentWhilst it is common to consider domestic abuse in proceedings concerning children, little thought is given to...

Mental health and wellbeing is becoming increasingly important, not only within daily life but in family law cases. A family breakdown and/or disagreements between parents as to the arrangements for...

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