Family Law
Legal updates, news, insights and guidance from our solicitors.
Legal updates, news, insights and guidance from our solicitors.
If the Local Authority have concerns that a child cannot stay living where they are currently, they may…
When a marriage or partnership breaks down, the question of who keeps the family pet can be emotionally…
In care proceedings, a cognitive assessment is a specialist psychological evaluation used to understand a parent or carer’s…
Recent reports have highlighted ongoing and significant delays in care proceedings, with many cases exceeding the statutory 26-week…
In care proceedings, intermediaries are sometimes used to help with a person’s understanding and to provide them with…
During Financial Remedy Proceedings, full and frank disclosure of finances is required from both parties in order to…
It is the view of the Court that a child should have a relationship with both of their…
Placing a child for adoption is one of the most severe orders a Court can make within Care…
In January of this year, a father had his appeal against the imposition of a care order imposed…
The recent Court of Appeal decision in the case of Re T (children : risk assessment) 2025 EWCA…
From the 27th January 2025, journalists and bloggers will be able to report on cases in the Family…
Parental responsibility is defined in s 3(1) Children Act 1989 as: “all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which…
