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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...
Child support—children with special needsThe court retains jurisdiction to make orders for maintenance where a personal independence payment is paid to or in respect of a child, or where a child is disabled. A child is regarded as disabled if the child is 'blind, deaf or dumb or is substantially and
Preparation of court bundles in family proceedingsThe Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010) set out the universal practice for hearings in the Family Court and the Family Division of the High Court in FPR 2010, PD 27A. The Practice Direction applies to all hearings before a judge sitting in the
Notice to show cause applications in family proceedingsIf one party considers that an agreement has been reached (usually in relation to financial arrangements between the parties), or an agreement was made but one party seeks to resile from it, the party relying on an agreement reached between the
Specimen narrative statement in financial remedy applications under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, s 25In the FAMILY COURT SITTING AT [court location]No. [number]Between[applicant name]Applicantand[respondent name]RespondentI, [AB], of [address], state as follows:Introduction1I am the Applicant in
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