On the breakdown of a relationship issues such as where a child is to live, and when a child is to see the non-resident parent are commonly agreed between parents, but not always. Education, going abroad, introduction to the “new partner”, moving to another part of the country, or moving broad are all issues that fall to be dealt with through the family court system.
Not only are these “private law” disputes area of children law, it also deals with adoption, special guardianship, removal of children into the care system, emergency protection etc.
Below are just some articles that may be of interest to you.
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Family law is a very broad area of law in itself, but it can also touch on a multitude of other legal disciplines making it a fascinating area of law to study and work in. However, navigating it as a
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Posted by: Victoria Oerton
The Family Justice Council is a non-statutory advisory body that became operational in July of 2004 and which aims to promote an interdisciplinary approach to family justice. The Council monitors how effectively the family justice system, both as a whole
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Posted by: Graham Simm
Finding accessible, reliable and user-friendly information online can be tricky. Simple google searches can return thousands of results and trying to trawl through that information to work out what is current, relevant and safe to rely on can be exhausting
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The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 introduced us to the new “No Fault Divorce” process, and greatly simplified the way in which marriages are brought to an end. It is no longer necessary to attribute blame, and divorce is
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