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Family monthly highlights—August 2017

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Published on: 30 August 2017

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Table of contents

Practice and procedure
Amendments to the Family Procedure Rules 2010
The boundaries for McKenzie friends in family law proceedings (M v F)
Judge calls for effective system to manage civil restraint orders (Veluppillai v Chief Land Registrar)
Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment and mental capacity (Director of Legal Aid Casework v Briggs)
Financial provision
Supreme Court holds court has jurisdiction to hear application for release from financial undertaking (Birch v Birch)
Judge gives guidance on applying for a freezing injunction (Tobias v Tobias)
Using pension sharing orders as means of enforcement (Amin v Amin)
Reminder of the rules of joint ownership (Gaspar v Zaleski)

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Article summary

This month’s edition of Family highlights includes details of amendments to the divorce petition (Form D8), and other changes to the Family Procedure Rules 2010. Also analysed are judicial communications with children and using pension sharing orders as a means of enforcement. In addition to links to analysis of other key decisions, recently updated content in Lexis®PSL Family is also detailed.

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