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.
In a speech on the new Business and Property Division (BPD), Sir Colin Birss said that amendments to forms had been prioritised, seals had been...
A review of the Disclosure of Information between Family and Criminal Agencies and Jurisdictions: 2024 Protocol (the protocol) has concluded that the...
HM Land Registry (HMLR) has updated Practice Guide 20—Home rights and applications under the Family Law Act 1996 and Practice Guide 26—Leases:...
This week’s edition of the Family weekly highlights includes details of an update to the final consent order submission route in the HMCTS online...
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...
What is the procedure to enforce a penal notice attached to an order as to the filing of a Form E?The first step is to ensure that the penal notice is enforceable. An order may not be enforced under 37.4 of the Family Procedure Rules (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955 (FPR 2010, SI 2010/2955, 37.4) unless
Sequestration (confiscation of assets) within contempt proceedingsSequestration is a process for dealing with a contempt of court that would be otherwise punishable by a committal under which the assets of the respondent may be seized and retained until the order in question is complied with.Regard
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 point
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