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Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Family Division decree hearings to be held in private

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Published on: 16 April 2020
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LNB News 16/04/2020

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Issue Date: 16 April 2020

Published Date: 16 April 2020

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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On 8 April 2020, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, published guidance setting out the position in relation to decrees nisi, decrees of judicial separation, conditional orders and separation orders being heard during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

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