Clarity for Committal Applications for Contempt Lord Thomas, Lord Chief Justice has issued the following Practice Guidance to answer queries which have arisen following the publication of the Committal Practice Direction issued on 26 March 2015. The guidance is...Read MoreTags: family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, matrimonial, courtroom, committal
Financial Remedies Unit In those cases where financial complexity is involved, the Central Family Court has issued a Certificate that must now be completed in order for the case to be referred to the Financial Remedies Unit (FRU). The Certificate includes guidance...Read MoreTags: paradigm family law, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, york, family, mediation, marriage, maintenance, funding, enforcement, financial, matrimonial, financial proceedings
I declare you ‘Husband and Wife’ In the recently reported case of N v D [2015] EWFC 28, the Court had to consider the validity of a foreign marriage ceremony which took place in Nigeria on an application by the wife (N) for a declaration of marital status...Read MoreTags: private, divorce, family law, paradigm family law, york, family, children, marriage, international, wedding, matrimonial, declaration
Behind closed doors The Family Court is certainly in the news this week, with reports of Rebecca Minnock the ‘runaway mother’ making the headlines. But is this a one off or an indicator of something more prevalent? Figures published this week by CAFCASS...Read MoreTags: publicity, divorce, family law, fixed fee, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, children, survey, matrimonial, private
A guest post by Valerie Albarda Your wedding day has come and gone. It may have been decades since you spoke the words that bonded you in holy matrimony or perhaps it was just a few years ago. Through it all, you maintained that the love would last, the bond would...Read MoreTags: divorce, family law, legal advice, paradigm family law, york, family, separated, civil partnership, marriage, financial, matrimonial