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 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 Helen Miller in Family law in the news on Friday, May 28, 2010
The President of the Family Division Sir Nicholas Wall has today issued Guidance to the judiciary on when to order split hearings in family cases. A split hearing will be ordered when there are issues of fact to be determined by the court before it can make an order on... read more
By Helen Miller in Family law in the news on Friday, April 16, 2010
The judgment of Mr Justice Charles in the case of J v J (Fam Div) from January 2010 has been published. The judgement is of importance to those specialising in 'big money' financial settlements on divorce not only for its principles of law, but as examined... 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
By Helen Miller in Family law in the news on Friday, March 5, 2010
With the general election looming on or before 3 June 2010, Justice Minister Bridget Prentice has been forced to accept a new clause to the government's Children, Schools and Families Bill requiring a full, independent review of media access to the family courts. The review is to assess the... read more
By Helen Miller in Family law in the news on Friday, November 20, 2009
In the case of Re B, published this week, the House of Lords was asked to consider whether a 4 year old boy, who had been living with his grandmother since he was born, should continue to do so despite the boy's father wanting his son to live with him. The boy had... read more
The High Court, high profile, Young divorce case has again hit the headlines as Mrs Young has received an offer of funding to find out what happened to the £400m fortune her husband is said to have had just 3 years ago. Mr Young now says he is £27m in debt, which is not accepted by... read more
