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Divorce reform was long-campaigned for, and long-awaited. Earlier this year, supporters of law change believed the waiting game was over, and that the campaign had been won. The previous government,...

The suspension of Parliament this week leaves a significant body of unfinished business yet to make it through the halls of Westminster, including the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill, which...

With cohabiting families totalling 3.3 million, they are the fastest growing type of family over the last 20 years. If you are advising a cohabiting family, it is important that you make them fully...

Press reports of Boris Johnson and his partner arguing days before moving into No. 10 together has raised questions about the longevity of their cohabitation. However, with the...

I noticed in the news last week that the Scottish Government has published new legislation that aims to amend the law relating to children north of the border. I thought it would be instructive to see...

I recently cross examined a wife about her income. Her Form E said she had no income. In answers to Husband’s Questionnaire she provided various documents which showed she did in fact receive ‘cash in...

Liability for costs in child law litigationIn Barker v Confiànce Ltd & ors [2019] EWHC 1401 (Ch) (5 June 2019), Morgan J considered the extent to which a litigation friend and the child(ren) for...

In February of this year, Mr Justice Mostyn’s first instance decision in Cowan v Foreman [2019] EWHC 349 (Fam) sent waves through the world of contentious trust and probate practitioners when he...

In the ever evolving world of modern families, increasing numbers of clients are coming through our doors with questions about conception using a sperm donor. Whilst altruistic sperm donations...

Section 22ZA Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (‘MCA’) gives the court the power to make on order requiring one spouse to fund the other spouse’s legal advice. This is called a Legal Services Order...

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