Divorce reform should be pushed through – for the sake of the children
A recent poll carried out by YouGov has highlighted the fact that people are keen for divorce reforms to be implemented, to reduce the impact that divorce under the current rules can have on many people, especially children.
Resolution,
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Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Published
The Government has published the Domestic Abuse Bill, said to be the most comprehensive package ever created to tackle the issues around domestic abuse. The Bill was published on 21 January, following the consultation conducted between March and May 2018.
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Separating when you have children –
The end of a relationship can be a difficult time for everybody involved, and that includes the children of the family. However, it’s much easier to make arrangements amicably between both parents than it is to apply to the court for a child arrangement order.
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The Civil Partnerships Bill – equality for all couples?
Equality within civil partnerships made the news in October 2018, following a Supreme Court defeat earlier this year, and now the he Civil Partnerships Bill has secured its third reading in the House of Commons without the need for a vote –
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Cafcass publishes new assessment framework
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has been looking into ways to support children involved in private law cases and has recently come up with a new framework to support their work and help assess the effects that family law proceedings can have on children.
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Parliament looking into no fault divorce laws
Divorce law came a step closer to its first reform in fifty years last month, after draft legislation was published asking Parliament to consider the idea of ‘no-fault divorce’
Experts realised that the current laws about divorce can lead to extra conflict and make break ups more painful than they need to be,
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Supreme Court decision on payment of extra rental costs
The Supreme Court recently heard an appeal against an order made in the Court of Appeal, which had increased the amount of money paid as periodical payments to his ex-partner.
The case, Mills v Mills [2018] UKSC 38 involved a couple who had divorced in 2002 following a 15 -year marriage.
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New Supreme Court judgment
A recent judgement may open the door to civil partnership agreements being an option for people of opposite sexes.
In June 2018, the Supreme Court heard an appeal against different-sex couples being unable to legally enter into a civil partnership.
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Dobson – vs – Griffey and why you need a cohabitation agreement
A recent court judgement has underlined just how important it is for unmarried couples who live together to put a cohabitation agreement in place covering their finances. What you think is ‘fair’ when it comes to property you own as a couple may not be supported by the law.
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UK Surrogacy laws under review
The number of children born via a surrogate is thought to be as much as 10 times higher than it was just a decade ago. Celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West recently chose to use a surrogate to carry their third child,
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