Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars preventing the grant of a decree...
Online divorceOn 6 May 2018 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) launched its online divorce service nationwide for the public acting as litigants in person....
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
The basis of Duxbury calculationsA Duxbury calculation is an actuarial calculation designed to identify the capital sum required to meet a periodical...
This Practice Note sets out the basic principles to be applied when drafting a financial consent order including the preparation and structure of the...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in...
Online divorceWhere a divorce is proceeding via the online service note that while rules relating to divorce proceedings are generally to be found in...
Child protection conferencesPlease note the information in this Practice Note relates to the current law in England. The law in Wales in this area is...
The pre-proceedings processPlease note the information in this Practice Note relates to the current law in England. The law in Wales in this area is...
Public funding in care proceedingsPublic funding in care proceedings is provided for parties by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) who are an executive agency...
How to draft a local authority threshold document in care proceedingsWhat is the function of a threshold statement in care proceedings?It is for the...
Designation of local authorities for the purposes of care and supervision ordersThis Practice Note aims to provide guidance on the often controversial...
Preparation of court bundles in family proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division,...
Vulnerable persons—participation and evidence in family proceedingsCoronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the...
Termination, discharge and variation of care and supervision ordersCare orders—generalA care order ends when the child reaches 18 or if brought to an...
Expert evidence in public children proceedingsThis Practice Note deals with expert evidence in public law children proceedings, including in care and...
Children as parties to public law proceedingsThis Practice Note provides guidance on the circumstances in which children may be made parties to public...
Jurisdictional issues in children proceedings11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marked the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into...
Litigants in person and McKenzie friends—public lawThis Practice Note sets out guidance and best practice in cases where a party is acting in person...
Public children—Public Law Outline 2014Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding...
Standard orders—public childrenThis Practice Note provides information about, and access to, public children standard orders issued by the President...
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