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This case concerns the very difficult situation in which the issue of disputed paternity only comes to light years after the child’s birth, when the child (and the father) have always believed that he...

Dr Kathryn O'Sullivan, School of Law, University of LimerickThe need for urgent law reform adopting a more modern and streamlined approach to the regulation of marriage is receiving ever increasing...

Nicholas Allen QC, 29 Bedford RowThe decision in Tchenguiz-Imerman v Imerman [2010] 2 FLR 814, CA catapulted the term “Imerman documents” into the everyday vocabulary of the family practitioner. It...

Laura Cooper writes about the crucial role that youth justice lawyers have to play in reducing the criminalisation of looked after children at the police station.Imagine this scenario: A teenager gets...

Emma Woollcott and Isabella Piasecka, Mishcon de ReyaEmma Woollcott and Isabella Piasecka of Mishcon de Reya consider how family disputes, particularly those involving children, can give rise to...

Francesca Wiley QC, 1 GC Family LawThis article focuses on the evolution of approach by the family courts and practitioners working with children and families, to cases where parental alienation and...

The legal charity, the Personal Support Unit has brought together a panel of experts to discuss the rise in mental health issues in the Family Courts and how we can help. The event, on 31 October,...

Many parents assume that if they have appointed a godparent for their child, that the godparent will be able to step in to take care of the children if they were to die, but this is not the case.A...

Northern Ireland's strict abortion law breaches the UK's human rights commitments, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Currently, a termination is only permitted in Northern Ireland if a woman's life...

Appendix FM to the Immigration Rules allows British Citizens and settled persons to bring their ‘partner’ to join them in the UK. A ‘partner’ is defined as the applicant’s spouse, civil...

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