House of Commons Library The House of Commons Library has published a very useful summary of the current state of play for gaining and losing parental responsibility. Their website explains that the summary considers the meaning of parental responsibility, and the...Read MoreTags: parental responsibility, parental rights
“Excellence in Business Development” Paradigm Family Law is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted in this year’s Law Society Excellence Awards in the ‘Excellence in Business Development‘ category. The Awards will be held on 19 October at the prestigious...Read MoreTags: awards, family law awards, excellence, law society
Divorce Petition Updated The Family Procedure (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2017 will come into force on 7 August 2017, with transitional provisions until 4 September 2017. One of the highlights is a significant change to the format and appearance of the divorce petition,...Read MoreTags: court, divorce petition, form, online divorce
Today, The Supreme Court[1] has decided whether (in the context of varying a consent order) the court should apply s.31 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, or whether it is constrained by Court of Appeal authority to apply a narrower approach, even if that is...Read MoreTags: consent order, supreme court, birch v birch, vary
The Plight of the Unmarried Lord Neuberger, President of the Supreme Court has given a keynote speech at a recent ‘At A Glance’ conference on the perils and pitfalls of being an unmarried couple facing relationship breakdown, and highlighting the lack of...Read MoreTags: cohabitation, beneficial interest, interest, property, tolata, unmarried
Cafcass Guidance Note Cafcass has issued guidance on the use of professional time in the family courts. We have reproduced the note in full below. The guidance came into effect on 1 July 2017. We are issuing this guidance, with the approval and support of the...Read MoreTags: cafcass, practice guidance, children proceedings, guidance, private law
The “2 million Dollar” question: If a Trust is a sham, is it a sham for all purposes? Recently the interesting concept of sham trust has been decided in a UK High Court Family Law case (see ND v SD & Ors [2017] EWHC 1507 (Fam) Robert’s J. (21 June 2017). What is...Read MoreTags: trust, trusts, sham, sham trust
When can you delay Decree Absolute? In this post we examine the ways in which it is appropriate to delay application for decree absolute in divorce proceedings. The general position is that one should only apply for decree absolute once the financial remedies have...Read MoreTags: divorce, decree absolute, delaying decree absolute, miller smith, thakkar v thakkar
Love you ’til the end – Joint Lives Maintenance In 1973 the UK joined the EU. At midnight on the 1st January the UK flag was raised above the ECC headquarters in Brussels and celebrations were held across the city. We entered the union, as many do, with...Read MoreTags: maintenance, joint lives, meal ticket, zoe white
School Is Out We promised in our last post on this topic that we would update our readers on the School Holiday issue surrounding a child’s absence from school during term time. Today was decision day. The Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the Isle of Wight...Read MoreTags: school attendance, school holiday
