Work and Pensions Minister Alison McGovern has confirmed that reform of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will form part of ...

Simon Bruce has spent more than 40 years practising family law. He’s seen the field evolve, led high-stakes cases and helped ...

The Family Law Awards 2025 are officially open for entries - but the clock is ticking. With a deadline of Friday 6 June, now ...

Nail testing is a toxicological method used to detect drug use or, in the case of nail alcohol testing, to monitor abstinence or chronic and excessive alcohol consumption over an extended period.

This article considers the importance of medical and genetic research in shining light into possible causes of fractured bones in suspected non accidental injury allegation cases. The evolution of ...

Service is an often ignored but critical subject for international family practitioners in every case. If service rules are not followed carefully, you run the risk of your client ending up divorced ...

On 20th November 2024 at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, London, the Family Law Awards will bring the family law community together for its biggest night of the year, celebrating excellence, ...

In this article Chloe Branton considers the current position regarding parental responsibility for married and unmarried fathers and outlines some recent and historic cases that have examined this ...

Hannah Rought-Brooks considers the legal framework, post Brexit, for placing children outside the jurisdiction in the EU during or at the conclusion of care proceedings. The Hague Convention now ...

Domestic abuse is rife within family law proceedings and instances of coercive control are no exception. The exacerbation of cases of domestic abuse prompts the view that the court should respond ...

The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Minimum Age) Act 2022 will raise the minimum age for marriage and civil partnerships in England and Wales from 16 to 18, when it comes into force on a date to be ...

This article discusses the recommendations in Law Com No 408 Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law (2022) which are intended to broaden the options available for ‘tying the knot’ whilst protecting ...