Family

• High Court Considers Limits on the Right of Parents to Name Their Children

  • Posted29 January 2024

  Parents have a right to name their children and, in modern Britain, the options open to them are almost limitless. However, as a High Court ruling showed, there are rare...

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• Divorce – What Happens When Assets are Simply Insufficient to Meet Needs?

  • Posted2 January 2024

  For every headline-grabbing ‘big money’ divorce case there are hundreds of others where a former couple’s assets are simply insufficient to meet their reasonable needs. As a High Court ruling...

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• Defiant Mother Sentenced for Refusing Father Contact with Their Child

  • Posted13 December 2023

  Fathers who are denied access to their children are frequently heard to complain that judges do not do enough to support them. In coming down hard on a defiant mother...

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• Divorce – This is Why a Clean Break is Usually the Preferred Outcome

  • Posted29 November 2023

  Most divorcees would, wherever possible, prefer to achieve a clean financial break so that they can regain their independence and move on with their lives. A High Court ruling provided...

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• Sometimes Parental Love is Not Enough – Court Sanctions Boy’s Adoption

  • Posted13 November 2023

  Parents may be worthy of praise and deeply love their children, but it sadly does not always follow that they are able to provide them with a stable home. The...

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• Wealthy Divorcee Hit Hard in the Pocket for ‘Delinquent’ Litigation Conduct

  • Posted2 November 2023

  Those who attempt to lie their way to a favourable result in divorce proceedings are more than likely to be found out and hit hard in the pocket. That was...

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