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The Government has announced that parents on income-related benefits who live apart from their children are to have the amount of child maintenance they must pay increased from £5 to £10 per week. The...
Reforms to protect children in residential care homes from sexual exploitation and to overhaul the wider system have been announced by Children's Minister Tim Loughton.The measures include more robust...
People accused of seriously abusing children or vulnerable adults who try to escape justice by staying silent or blaming someone else will face up to 10 years in prison from Monday, Justice Secretary...
Over 250 leading family law practitioners have written to senior judges highlighting the importance of the Inner London and City Family Proceedings Court in Wells Street ahead of a possible move of...
Jordan Publishing is pleased to announce the launch of its new online Family Law Directory, the only legal directory to focus solely on the needs of all family law practitioners.
For the first time,...
Jordan Publishing is delighted to announce the shortlist of nominees for the Family Law Awards 2012, sponsored by Anglia DNA. The Family Law Awards judges met in London last week to discuss the...
The Government has announced plans to introduce new legislation that explicitly makes clear that children should have an ongoing relationship with both their parents after separation, where that is...
Forcing someone to marry will become a criminal offence in England and Wales, the Prime Minister announced today.
The decision to create a specific offence of forced marriage follows a 12 week...
The European Council has adopted a regulation on the jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matters of succession.
The new regulation will be directly applicable in...
New research from Cafcass shows that local authorities are making care applications at an earlier stage of their involvement with vulnerable children.
The study surveyed more than 200 Cafcass...