Our blog aims to keep people informed on developments in family law from all angles, whether it's changes in the law, comments on celebrity divorces or suggestions for help through the process of separation. It's popular and has attracted the attention of the national press - they tell us that they use it to keep abreast of new trends in family law. It's intended to inform, educate and entertain. It may even do all three at the same time.
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By James Brown in Stories in the media on Friday, August 27, 2010
Yesterday, Tiger Woods fired seven birdies to lead the field at The Barclays. For non-golfers there is a simpler way to understand the day's events - it was his best round of the year. There has been speculation in the media that this is the direct result of finalising his divorce... read more
Tiger Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren divorced yesterday in Florida, USA. Nine months ago the golfing legend crashed his car outside one of his many houses. The incident sparked an explosive chain of events resulting in allegations that Tiger had committed adultery with a... read more
American porn star Devon James has filed a paternity action against golfer Tiger Woods, two days after going public on the American news show ‘Extra’ with allegations that he fathered her nine year old son. Last week, as the golfing star began competing in the US Open tournament in... read more
By James Brown in Stories in the media on Thursday, July 29, 2010
Katie Price has sparked controversy by announcing on day time television that children of divorced parents are "lucky" because they get "extra presents and trips". The celebrity has a degree of personal experience of family breakdown. Her parents separated when she was young and she... read more
By Helen Miller in Stories in the media on Friday, July 9, 2010
Andrew Wall, a 40 year old father from Lincolnshire, has been charged with 2 counts of child abuction by a parent in relation to a recent break he took with his 6 year old twin sons. Mr Wall voluntarily attended Grimsby police station on Wednesday night. A Europe-wide man... read more
By Katy Stirling in Stories in the media on Thursday, July 8, 2010
The Office for National Statistics claims that divorce rates are currently at a 29 year low (as mentioned by James Brown in his entry to the blog on February 12 2010). Theories abound that this may be due to the financial climate – divorce is just too expensive for married... read more
By Phillip Rhodes in Stories in the media on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
It is now just over a year since the family courts in England and Wales opened their doors to accredited members of the media. Reactions at the time were mixed: advocates of the change welcomed the openness that access would provide and help demystify the role of the courts in family... read more
By Clare Williams in Stories in the media on Friday, June 4, 2010
The Court of Appeal has this week given judgment in the case of Kernott v Jones, which involved an unmarried couple who owned a house together and could not agree on how to divide the equity in it, having separating many years previously. The background was complicated with both... read more
Getting your foot on the first rung of the property ladder is increasingly difficult and often beyond the reach of the young who find themselves, at the end of the education process, laden with student debt and facing poor employment prospects. More and more often the first time buyer... read more
By Helen Miller in Stories in the media on Friday, April 9, 2010
Comedians Dawn French and Lenny Henry have announced their separation after what was, in show-biz terms, a very long 25 year marriage. It is reported that the marriage sadly never recovered from tabloid revelations of Henry's infidelity dating back to 1999. While many couples... read more
