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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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Third party debt order

Third party debt orderA third party debt order is a method of enforcement by which a creditor may enforce a debt against money owed to the debtor by a...

Reports under section 7 of the Children Act 1989

Reports under section 7 of the Children Act 1989Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division,...

Notice of acting

Case number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of...

Restrictions on decree being made absolute—divorce

Restrictions on decree being made absolute—divorceWhen considering an application for decree nisi to be made absolute the district judge must have...

Practice notes

Pension attachment orders

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

Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 19th May

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What is the procedure to enforce a penal notice attached to an order as to the filing of a Form E?

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...

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

Practice notes

Writ or warrant of possession of land

Writ or warrant of possession of landA writ (High Court) or warrant (Family Court) of possession of land can be used to give effect to an order that...

Produced in partnership with David Salter, deputy High Court judge and Recorder 19th May

Practice notes

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

Permission to apply for a section 8 order

Permission to apply for a section 8 orderCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division,...

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

Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by HMCTS, regarding proceedings...

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

Pensions and judicial separation

Pensions and judicial separationOn proceedings for judicial separation the court has the power to redistribute the benefits derived from pension...

Produced in partnership with Rebecca Dziobon of Penningtons Manches Cooper 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

Precedents

Letter to court applying for decree absolute more than 12 months after decree nisi

Dear [insert organisation][insert case name] [insert case reference number]We enclose our client’s application for decree nisi to be made absolute.The...

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

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

Precedents

Letter to the Pension Service enclosing either or both Form BR19 and Form BR20 requesting a state pension statement or valuation

To: Newcastle Pension Centre, Futures GroupThe Pension Service 9Mail Handling Site AWolverhamptonWV98 1LUUKDate: [insert date]Dear Pension ServiceOur...

19th May

Practice notes

Drafting the terms of a financial consent order

Drafting the terms of a financial consent orderThis Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order...

19th May

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Notices and restrictions

Notices and restrictionsNotices and restrictions may be used to afford some limited protection of an asset comprising land or property, which...

20th Jul

Practice notes

Conflicts of interest—family law

Conflicts of interest—family lawConflicts of interest can cause difficult and serious problems for solicitors and law firms, both from a compliance...

20th Jul

Precedents

Public children—client guide

Public children—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding public law applications relating to children. Your family lawyer will be...

6th Jul

Precedents

Non—molestation and occupation orders—client guide

Non—molestation and occupation orders—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding injunctions to protect from domestic abuse...

24th Jun

Precedents

Pre-nuptial agreements—client guide

Pre-nuptial agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding pre-nuptial agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to...

23rd Jun

Precedents

Cohabitant claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996—client guide

Cohabitant claims under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding the...

23rd Jun

Precedents

Financial applications to the court—client guide (standard procedure)

Financial applications to the court—client guide (standard procedure)This document provides general guidance regarding an application to court to...

23rd Jun

Precedents

Non-court dispute resolution—client guide

Non-court dispute resolution—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding alternatives to court in family law matters including the...

23rd Jun

Precedents

Post-nuptial agreements—client guide

Post-nuptial agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding post-nuptial agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to...

23rd Jun

Precedents

Changing a child’s name—client guide

Changing a child’s name—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding changing a child’s name. Your family lawyer will be able to...

23rd Jun

Practice notes

Taking initial instructions from family clients

Taking initial instructions from family clientsSolicitors Regulation Authority 2019 regulatory regimeFrom 25 November 2019, the Solicitors Regulation...

22nd Jun

Precedents

Cohabitation agreements—client guide

Cohabitation agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding cohabitation agreements. It explains what a cohabitation...

22nd Jun

Precedents

Financial arrangements for children—client guide

Financial arrangements for children—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding financial provision for children. Your family lawyer...

22nd Jun

Precedents

Financial disclosure and Form E—client guide

Financial disclosure and Form E—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding financial disclosure. Your family lawyer will be able to...

22nd Jun

Practice notes

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—sanctions and enforcement

UK GDPR and EU GDPR—sanctions and enforcementOn 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State and entered a Brexit implementation period....

22nd Jun

Precedents

Letter severing a joint tenancy and enclosing notice of severance of a joint tenancy

Letter severing a joint tenancy and enclosing notice of severance of a joint tenancyDear [insert organisation or individual’s name]Our client: [insert...

17th Jun

Practice notes

Electronic signatures

Electronic signaturesCoronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects potentially impacted by procedural changes in response...

14th Jun

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An individual has bought a property with a home rights notice registered against the title. While they have managed to register the transfer and their mortgage (the notice was registered before the mortgage), the notice is preventing them from remortgaging. Do they have any grounds to apply to the court for the removal of the notice?

An individual has bought a property with a home rights notice registered against the title. While they have managed to register the transfer and their...

Produced in partnership with Helen Galley of XXIV Old Buildings 6th Jun

Practice notes

Processing personal data—obtaining, recording and managing consent

Processing personal data—obtaining, recording and managing consentThis Practice Note is based on the UK GDPR and consent guidance published by the...

6th Jun

Practice notes

Processing personal data—standard of consent

Processing personal data—standard of consentThis Practice Note is based on the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and consent guidance...

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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Third party debt order

Reports under section 7 of the Children Act 1989

Notice of acting

Restrictions on decree being made absolute—divorce

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