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WEBSep 12, 2024 · What next for hair strand testing in the family justice system: Re D (Children Interim Care Order Hair Strand Testing) Sarah Branson, Barrister, Coram ChambersPaul Hunter, Technical Director, Forensic Testing Service LtdIn this article published in Family Law August 2024, the authors expand on their June 2023 article,... Article 15 SEP 2024.
The procedure for England's new divorce law - Family Law
WEBThe new divorce law. The Divorce Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 introduces no-fault divorce available from 6 April 2022. It covers marriage civil partnership and nullity. It provides a 26 week time period between commencement of divorce proceedings and the final divorce order being made although in reality most divorces will take longer ...
News And Comment - Family Law
WEBNews And Comment. Home / News & Comment. Our articles are written by experts in their field and include barristers, solicitors, judges, mediators, academics and professionals from a range of related disciplines. Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access ...
The New ‘House Rules’ and Standard Family Orders
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Katherine Goss, Barrister Parklane Plowden Chambers Julia Nelson, Head of the Family Team, Parklane Plowden Chambers Lucy Sowden, Barrister, Parklane Plowden Chambers In this article family law barristers Katherine Goss, Julia Nelson and Lucy Sowden from Park Lane Plowden chambers set out the key features of the New House Rules and the notable changes to Standard Family Orders in both public ...
Some practical pitfalls with England's new divorce law - Family Law
WEBIt is the most significant divorce law change since 1969. It introduces an entirely new basis of obtaining a divorce and a new timetable. It will have different consequences for the applicant and the respondent. It allows joint petitions and joint applications for the final divorce. Service will be invariably by email as default service method.
The first year of ‘no-fault’ divorce - Family Law
WEBFeb 14, 2023 · Family Lawyers in England and Wales celebrated the coming into the force of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 on 6 April 2022. Following a lengthy campaign, the reform to divorce law in England and Wales was finally introduced (after being delayed on several occasions) meaning that those in England and Wales would be able to apply for a divorce on a ‘no fault’ basis.
Divorce Law Reform: The final end of the ‘blame game’ - Family …
WEBAug 4, 2020 · The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act received Royal Assent on 25th June 2020 and is expected to come into force in Autumn 2021. The Act has been heralded as the most significant ‘shake-up’ in divorce law in the last 50 years. The current law. For those unfamiliar with our current divorce law, the parties must show their marriage has ...
Parental alienation: where are we now? - Family Law
WEBThe legislation empowered English Courts to provide financial relief... Article 12 SEP 2024. View all articles. This article focuses on the evolution of approach by the family courts and practitioners working with children and families, to cases where parental alienation and false allegations are present.
View from the President's chambers: July 2021 - Family Law
WEBJul 15, 2021 · In addition, the President sets out the following: Cafcass: a combination of a higher level than normal of adjourned cases since March 2020, and the continued rise in private law applications, has led to a position where the capacity of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) in England to take on and allocate individual cases to specific workers has reached the ...
Facts and figures: grounds for divorce since the 1969 Divorce …
WEBJul 29, 2018 · The trends in divorce by fact proven are traced from 1971 when the Divorce Reform Act 1969 was enacted in England and Wales. The background to the Act is explored in John Haskey’s article for the August 2018 issue of Family Law ([2018] Fam Law 1006) and because of renewed interest and advocacy for entirely fault-free divorce attention is paid to the two separation facts and what may have ...
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