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Child and Family Law Quarterly
About Child and Family Law Quarterly. Child and Family Law Quarterly (CFLQ) is one of the leading forums for the discussion of key issues in child and family law in the UK and internationally.It publishes four issues each year on a broad range of topics, including adoption, child protection, cohabitation, divorce, domestic violence, education, financial orders, marriage, parentage and parental ...
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975
Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975. The Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act enables a person to make a claim where a Will (or an intestacy) results in them being left without “reasonable financial provision”.
Is there something I should know? Disclosure and non
Jul 25, 2016 · In NG v SG (Appeal: Non-Disclosure) [2011] EWHC 3270 (Fam) [2012] 1 FLR 1211 Mostyn J described non-disclosure as ‘the bane which strikes at the very integrity of the adjudicative process’ (para [1]). Without full disclosure the court ‘cannot … lawfully and properly exercise its powers’ (Lord Brandon in Jenkins v Livesey (Formerly Jenkins) [1985] FLR 813 at 822) and is ‘thrown back ...
'Once in a lifetime' reform of the family justice system comes into effect
Apr 22, 2014 · Family justice reforms, which Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has termed, 'the largest reform of the family justice system any of us have seen or will see in our professional lifetimes' come into effect today, 22 April.. According to Justice Minister Simon Hughes these reforms 'put children clearly at the heart of the family justice system and focus on children's needs ...
Child maintenance in the Family Court
Feb 5, 2024 · Mark Ablett, Pump Court Chambers This article considers the current state of play in relation to child maintenance in the Family Court following Mostyn J’s judgment in James v Seymour [2023] EWHC 844 (Fam) and the creation of his ‘Adjusted Formula Methodology’. The article touches on when the Family Court has jurisdiction at all, versus the usual exclusive jurisdiction of the Child ...
The New ‘House Rules’ and Standard Family Orders
Jan 8, 2024 · Katherine Goss, Barrister Parklane Plowden Chambers Julia Nelson, Head of the Family Team, Parklane Plowden Chambers Lucy Sowden, Barrister, Parklane Plowden Chambers In this article family law barristers Katherine Goss, Julia Nelson and Lucy Sowden from Park Lane Plowden chambers set out the key features of the New House Rules and the notable changes to Standard Family Orders in both public ...
No-fault divorce now in force - Family Law
Apr 11, 2022 · The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020), represents the biggest shake up in divorce law for more than half a century. It ends completely the need for separating couples to apportion blame for the breakdown of their marriage, helping them to instead focus on key practical decisions involving children or their finances and look to the future.
The intestacy rules - Family Law
Where the deceased is survived by a spouse or civil partner and issue (direct descendants) then the spouse or civil partner will receive: - all of the personal items absolutely;