A mother is taking her fight to the European Court of Human Rights after she was forbidden from seeing her three-year-old daughter because she is not “clever enough” to look after her. The woman has been told by a family court that her daughter will be placed with adoptive parents within the... read more

The media storm surrounding the sad breakdown of the marriage between Peter Andre and Katie Price shows no sign of dying down. The last two weeks have seen allegations and counter-allegations and suggestions that Katie does not want a divorce but Peter is determined their relationship has... read more

Fans of the hit Channel 4 series, Desperate Housewives, will have seen the gradual breakdown over recent weeks of the marriage between Bree Van De Kamp and Orson Hodge. In this week’s episode, Bree (the wealthier of the two) embarked on a campaign to hide assets brought into the marriage in... read more

Between 25th and 31st May 2009, the UK will welcome its first ever National Family Week.  This is a nationwide week long celebration of the family and is being supported and endorsed by celebrities, media partners and a whole host of government and not-for-profit organisations including... read more

According to research undertaken by Families Need Fathers and the Grandparents' Association 42% of grandparents lose contact with their grandchildren after parental separation. Do grandparents have any legal right to see their grandchildren? In most instances where parents separate, they make... read more

The writer was very sorry to read this morning of the potential divorce of Peter Andre and Katie Price (aka Jordan). Many of us witnessed their blossoming romance on "I'm a Celebrity", Peter taking on the responsibility for Katie's child from a previous relationship, and their general rise as... read more

Away from the doom and gloom of divorce, many of us are now experiencing the opposite end of the spectrum as wedding season hits .  Usually about now, weekends would start to be filled with trips across the region and the country for various nuptials, however this year, more then... read more

Since 27th April 2009 the family courts across England and Wales have been open to accredited media. The courts have the power to restrict media access in certain circumstances. But it is not yet entirely clear when the court will exercise this power. Last week a husband's request to prevent... read more

In these recessionary and credit crunch times an increasingly common question raised is "how do I re-open my divorce settlement?" The Court of Appeal's decision in Myerson handed down on 1st April gave some useful pointers. A significant increase or fall in the value of an asset does not... read more

Earlier this week Lord Justice Wall quoted from the infamous Philip Larkin poem ‘This be the verse’  when warning two parents about the damage being caused to their nine year old son, as a result of their bitter fight over residency. Lord Justice Wall stated that the poem excerpt gave ‘a... read more