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The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Correct timescales and the procedure for applications for permission to appeal (Re F (A Minor) (Permission To Appeal))
The necessity of a DOLs order where all parties with parental responsibility consent (J (through his Children's Guardian) v Bath and North East Somerset Council and others)
The following Private Client news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Principles applicable by Court of Protection for recognition and enforcement of Scottish Guardianship order (Argyll and Bute Council v RF)
The grounds on which a marriage is voidableOn 6 April 2022, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
A child is subject to a supervision order made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989. The court allowed the mother to take the child out of the...
Is it still possible to sue for breach of promise to marry?Section 1 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1970 (LR(MP)A 1970) deals with the legal consequences of termination of a contract to marry, and provides that engagements to marry are not enforceable at law, at LR(MP)A 1970, s
Is there a statutory limitation on bringing a claim under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 or the Married Women’s Property Act 1882?Property in England and Wales is held on a trust of land. This means that the person in whose name the property is in (the legal owner) holds the
Child maintenance provisions via the courtThis Practice Note provides guidance on the limited circumstances in which the courts retain jurisdiction in relation to child maintenance including top-up orders, school fees and special needs, as well as agreed orders. It also considers remedies available
Where a paying party receives a redundancy payment, including in lieu of notice and holiday entitlement, together with ex gratia and disability payments, will the Child Maintenance Service take those payments into account on a maintenance assessment? How would the maintenance be calculated in such
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