Family

• Genetic Disease Test Not In Children’s Best Interests

  • Posted18 September 2013

  The correct approach to take as regards screening for a rare genetic disorder when children are being considered for adoption was tested in the family court recently. The case involved...

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• Judge Ends Litigation War

  • Posted30 August 2013

  When a divorced wealthy couple sought to wage ‘litigation war’ against one another, running up legal bills of more than £2.7 million in the process, the family judge was unsympathetic. ...

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• Habitual Residence of Child Determines Which Court Has Jurisdiction

  • Posted16 August 2013

  With ever increasing global travel, child custody cases which have an international aspect are becoming more common. These in turn can raise questions as to which country’s legal system should...

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• Judge Imposes Limit on ‘Attritional’ Litigation Costs

  • Posted8 August 2013

  When a divorcing husband and wife ran up legal costs of more than £150,000 disputing the division of family assets amounting to little more than £200,000, the judge hearing the...

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• Natural Father Denied Right to Oppose Adoption

  • Posted18 July 2013

  A recent case dealt with the issues surrounding the respective rights of a parent and child in unusual circumstances. The natural father of the child wished to join in...

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• Trust Cannot Be Used to Hide Assets, Rules Court

  • Posted2 July 2013

  A divorcee who considered that her husband had set up a trust in order to defeat her claims for a financial settlement on divorce has obtained the agreement of the...

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