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In December 2016, Cafcass received a total of 1,068 care applications. This figure represents a 3% decrease compared to those received in December 2015. This marks the first time since...

In December 2016, Cafcass received a total of 2,938 new private law cases. This figure represents a 1% increase compared to those received in December 2015 and marks the second highest...

A family and friends foster carer who took on three vulnerable children after their mother was unable to care for them, failed to get council support for the arrangement for 6 years.Following an...

Coram’s Child Law Advice Service has today (9 January 2017) launched a new website which aims to help children and young people to find out about their rights.LawStuff (www.lawstuff.org.uk), funded by...

A letter from Cafcass has been circulated today (5 January 2017) with a view to clarifying best practice arrangements where referral to a Domestic Violence Perpetrator Programme (DVPP) is intended....

Today’s Times ran a piece, 'Online divorces to spare couples time and trouble' reporting that couples will be able to divorce online this year under plans that could open the way for the abolition of...

On 30 December 2016, Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division issued a statement on cross-examination of vulnerable people. The statement reads as follows:'I have been raising since 2014 the...

In a report published today, Enforcement of Family Financial Orders, the Law Commission recommends a package of reforms to make the law governing the enforcement of family financial orders more...

A new scheme is being launched this month offering a more affordable legal advice service to people who are 'just about managing' financially – or 'Jams'.The hourly rate under this scheme is set at...

The Supreme Court is set to hear a landmark appeal today (Monday, 12 December) which specialist will dispute lawyers say could change the law for adult children seeking to challenge their parent’s...

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