Explore the critical aspects of ensuring compliance with family law orders. This topic provides practical guidance on the enforcement of domestic and international family law judgments, equipping practitioners with the tools needed for effective implementation.
Family analysis: The High Court in Kirishani v Major [2026] EWHC 835 (Ch) confirmed that the presumption against an intention to create legal...
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes details of updated guidance issued by the Bar Standards Board on the use of artificial...
Private Client analysis: The case involved an application by the family of an incapacitated patient regarding the lawfulness of his clinicians’...
Family analysis: The Supreme Court has considered whether there is jurisdiction to set aside a validly made adoption order other than by way of an...
Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989This Practice Note sets out the procedural requirements in relation to an application under Schedule 1 to...
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997This Practice Note explains the six criminal offences that may be committed under the...
Striking out a statement of caseThis Practice Note explains the court's power to strike out a statement of case. It summarises the grounds on which a...
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...
Implications of the death of a party in financial proceedingsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the implementation and enforcement of financial orders made in family proceedings where one of the parties has died. It considers the effect of the death of a party on applications and secured and
Enforcing an order for saleThis Practice Note explains when the court can make an order for the sale of property in proceedings under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) or the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA 2004) and practical considerations when seeking a sale. It also sets out the limited
Judgment summonsThis Practice Note sets out the requirements and procedure in relation to the use of a judgment summons as a method of enforcing an order made in family proceedings, including human rights considerations. Where a debtor has the means to pay the debt and refuses or neglects to do so,
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
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