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Practice Guidance: Placements in unregistered children’s homes in England or unregistered care home services in Wales
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14 November 2019

Parental alienation: treading a treacherous path
A Bristol judge has decided to publish his decision in an exceptional case of parental alienation.The Designated Family Judge for the Western Circuit, HHJ Wildblood QC, wanted the public to be aware...
Sarah Green
Articles 14 November 2019
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13 November 2019

Breakdown cover
David Burrows provides a rundown of child support appeals to the First-tier Tribunal & Upper TribunalThe first article in this series explained the working of the child support scheme calculation...
David Burrows
Articles 13 November 2019
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12 November 2019

Keeping it in the family
Vijay Ganapathy & Claire Spearpoint discuss the role family members can play in legal proceedings involving their relativesRecent judgments have highlighted some of the challenges faced by...
Claire Spearpoint Vijay Ganapathy
Articles 12 November 2019
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6 November 2019

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Legal Aid for Separated Children) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2019
Article 2 of this Order came into force on 24 October 2019. It amends Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 and makes provision for separated children to be...
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6 November 2019

Dissolution of Parliament leads to fall of Domestic Abuse Bill and Divorce Bill
The dissolution of Parliament today has meant that the Domestic Abuse Bill and the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill have both fallen, and will need to be reintroduced in the next parliamentary...
News 6 November 2019
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6 November 2019

Statistics on divorce rates and vulnerability of women
According to figures from the Ministry of Justice there were 92,361 divorces finalised in 2018, a reduction from 103,366 the previous year. This figure is, according to data published by the Office of...
Siobhan Simpson Dipal Patel
Articles 6 November 2019
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6 November 2019

New government support for adoptive families
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced further funding for the Adoption Support Fund, ensuring every family that needs it will be able to get therapeutic support until 2021. The commitment...
News 6 November 2019
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6 November 2019

Bereavement in the workplace is not a ‘one size fits all’ rule
Dealing with the loss of a loved one, be it a family member, friend or colleague, is a tragic circumstance and employers need to understand that people can be affected in many different ways.There are...
Vanessa Bell
Articles 6 November 2019
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5 November 2019

What does Brexit mean for families?
With a possible no-deal exit from the EU looming, constant reports of last minute negotiations in Brussels and a Saturday sitting of Parliament on only the fifth occasion since the outbreak of the...
Katie Payne Sarah Overy Clare Hedges Katie Hawksley
Articles 5 November 2019
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4 November 2019

Burying items with the body
The practice of humans burying their dead with items of cultural, religious or sentimental value can be seen throughout history, but can cause contention within the family. The recent discovery of a...
Margaret Windram Bethan Smith
Articles 4 November 2019
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