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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...
TOLATA 1996—occupation rentAn order may be made for the payment of an occupation rent where one party leaves a property owned beneficially by both parties and the other remains in occupation enjoying the use of the property. Prior to the enactment of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees
Case law relating to TOLATA 1996 claimsThis Practice Note provides guidance on case law in relation to claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996), including the leading decisions in Stack v Dowden and Jones v Kernott. It also considers case law regarding the
Enforcement of orders made under TOLATA 1996Section 14 of the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (TOLATA 1996) enables the court to make a declaration as to the nature and extent of a person’s interest in a property subject to a trust of land and/or for an order for sale of 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
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