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Declaration of parentage declined on public policy grounds (Re H v R and another (Attorney General for England and Wales intervening))

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Declaration of parentage declined on public policy grounds (Re H v R and another (Attorney General for England and Wales intervening))

From chaos comes order—High Court provides procedural guidance on challenging a financial remedy arbitral award (A v A (arbitration guidance))

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on From chaos comes order—High Court provides procedural guidance on challenging a financial remedy arbitral award (A v A (arbitration guidance))

Guidance on the use of the resolutions model within public law proceedings (Re J (A Child) (Resolutions Model))

The following Family news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Guidance on the use of the resolutions model within public law proceedings (Re J (A Child) (Resolutions Model))

Non-matrimonial inherited assets accrued post-separation balanced against the needs of a party with declining health and limited life expectancy (ND (by her litigation friend) v GD)

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Making a complaint to the Pensions Ombudsman—what is involved?

Making a complaint to the Pensions Ombudsman—what is involved?As a result of the transfer of The Pensions Advisory Service (TPAS)’s dispute resolution...

Working with counsel

Working with counselInstructing counsel to advocate on a client’s behalf should be a matter of careful thought and preparation. The role of counsel is...

Property adjustment orders—procedural issues and drafting the order

Property adjustment orders—procedural issues and drafting the orderThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on procedural issues relating to an...

Pension attachment orders

Pension attachment ordersThe power to make pension attachment orders (previously referred to as earmarking orders) arises from the insertion of...

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The meaning and scope of parental responsibility

The meaning and scope of parental responsibilityDefinitionParental responsibility is concerned with the care and upbringing of a child until they grow...

19th May

Practice notes

Statements of truth in family proceedings

Statements of truth in family proceedingsDocuments that must be verified by a statement of truth in family proceedingsThe provisions regarding...

19th May

Practice notes

Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applications

Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applicationsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of...

19th May

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Desertion

DesertionThe Family Procedure Rules 2010, SI 2010/2955 (FPR 2010) have introduced a change in the terminology in divorce proceedings. There are...

19th May

Practice notes

Sears Tooth agreements

Sears Tooth agreementsThe Family Procedure Rules 2010, SI 2010/2955, 1.1 sets out the overriding objective, including that dealing with a case justly...

19th May

Practice notes

The ground for divorce

The ground for divorceBar on petition for divorce within one year of marriageA petition for divorce cannot be presented to the court before the...

19th May

Practice notes

Client care—family law

Client care—family lawClient care is about providing a proper standard of service to clients. This Practice Note sets out the Solicitors Regulation...

19th May

Practice notes

Defended divorce proceedings

Defended divorce proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all...

19th May

Q&As

If the respondent to a divorce files a cross petition what steps must the first petitioner take if they wish to defend the cross petition and proceed on the basis of their first petition or they do not wish to defend the cross petition. Does the first petitioner need to file an acknowledgment of service of the cross petition or an answer?

If the respondent to a divorce files a cross petition what steps must the first petitioner take if they wish to defend the cross petition and proceed...

Produced in partnership with Chris Bryden of 4 King’s Bench Walk 19th May

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Void and voidable marriages

Void and voidable marriagesThe Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars...

19th May

Practice notes

Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989

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...

Produced in partnership with Katherine Illsley of 4 King’s Bench Walk 19th May

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Standard orders—general principles

Standard orders—general principles11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following...

19th May

Practice notes

Undefended divorce proceedings

Undefended divorce proceedingsOnline divorceOn 6 May 2018 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched its online divorce service nationwide for the public...

19th May

Precedents

Standard order 2.1—financial remedy order—omnibus

In the Family CourtSitting at [court name]No: [case number][The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973ORThe Civil Partnership Act 2004ORThe Child Support Act...

19th May

Practice notes

Divorce centres [Archived]

Divorce centres [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information following the creation of divorce centres and the centralised...

19th May

Practice notes

Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation order

Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation orderCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the...

19th May

COVID-19

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Pension rights of unmarried cohabitants on members’ death

Pension rights of unmarried cohabitants on members’ deathIn this Practice Note, the term ‘cohabitant’ is used to refer to an unmarried partner (other...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Rights on death of cohabitant

Rights on death of cohabitantCohabitants do not generally share the same rights afforded to a spouse or civil partner in the event of the death of...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—matters to which the court must have regard

Family provision claims—matters to which the court must have regardThe Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A 1975) is...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Probate actions and family provision claims—costs

Probate actions and family provision claims—costsThe legal costs position in probate claims is often misunderstood.This Practice Note looks at:•the...

Produced in partnership with Adam Draper of Shoosmiths 5th Jun

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Family provision claims—settlement and taxation

Family provision claims—settlement and taxationThe taxation of the estate is often a significant consideration in the compromise of claims under the...

Produced in partnership with Richard Dew of Ten Old Square 5th Jun

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Family provision claims—the role of personal representatives

Family provision claims—the role of personal representativesClaims for reasonable financial provision from an estate pursuant to the Inheritance...

Produced in partnership with Edward Hewitt of 5 Stone Buildings 5th Jun

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Family provision claims—calculating the award

Family provision claims—calculating the awardWhere the court is satisfied that reasonable financial provision has not been made for an applicant, it...

Produced in partnership with Richard Dew of Ten Old Square 5th Jun

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Family provision claims—orders which the court can make

Family provision claims—orders which the court can make If a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A 1975)...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—practice and procedure

Family provision claims—practice and procedureTime limitsAn action under Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A 1975)...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—conduct of the claimant

Family provision claims—conduct of the claimantIntroductionThe conduct of the party who makes a claim for financial provision has always been a...

Produced in partnership with Sidney Ross of Ten Old Square 5th Jun

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Family provision claims—intention to defeat a claim

Family provision claims—intention to defeat a claimThe effect of the anti-avoidance provisions contained within the Inheritance (Provision for Family...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—procedural table

Family provision claims—procedural tableApplicantsSpouse or civil partner of the deceasedI(PFD)A 1975, s 1(1)(a) Former spouse or civil partner of...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—children and those treated as children

Family provision claims—children and those treated as childrenChild of the deceasedDefinitionA child of the deceased is an eligible claimant under...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—reasonable financial provision

Family provision claims—reasonable financial provisionIn the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A 1975) there is only...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Total intestacy

Total intestacyThe intestacy rulesA total intestacy occurs when all of the deceased's property is undisposed of because:•the deceased did not make a...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—the cohabitant

Family provision claims—the cohabitantThe cohabitantThe Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A 1975) permits a claim by a...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—preliminary issues

Family provision claims—preliminary issuesTestators have freedom to dispose of their estates as they wish, subject to the formal requirements for...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—variation, discharge, suspension and revival of orders

Family provision claims—variation, discharge, suspension and revival of ordersOrders made by the court under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Partial intestacy

Partial intestacyDefinitionPartial intestacy may arise when a testator has made an effective testamentary disposition of part of their estate but has...

5th Jun

Practice notes

Family provision claims—matters of regard for each applicant

Family provision claims—matters of regard for each applicantUnder section 3 of the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (I(PFD)A...

5th Jun

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Declaration of parentage declined on public policy grounds (Re H v R and another (Attorney General for England and Wales intervening))

From chaos comes order—High Court provides procedural guidance on challenging a financial remedy arbitral award (A v A (arbitration guidance))

Guidance on the use of the resolutions model within public law proceedings (Re J (A Child) (Resolutions Model))

Non-matrimonial inherited assets accrued post-separation balanced against the needs of a party with declining health and limited life expectancy (ND (by her litigation friend) v GD)

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Making a complaint to the Pensions Ombudsman—what is involved?

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Property adjustment orders—procedural issues and drafting the order

Pension attachment orders

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