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To mark the Family Court Reports’ birthday, Jonathan Herring reviews family law cases from the past 20 years

Divorcing couples are no longer protected from their spouse’s creditors after they split, following a landmark High Court decision.

Extramarital affairs are up, prompting a huge rise in the use of private investigators by divorcing couples to confirm fears that their other half was cheating on them, family lawyers report.

Natallie Evans’s legal bid to have a child using embryos which were frozen before she was made infertile by cancer treatment has been knocked back by the Grand Chamber of the European Court.

Appeal court judges have delivered a stinging rebuke of a series of administrative and judicial errors in the child custody case Hammerton v Hammerton, where the father was sent to prison for three months.

John Mitchell compares recent developments in guardianship orders with the current rules on adoption

Parents should not be criminalised for having fat children, says Tracey Elliott

Subsidising another man's child, Wealthy ex-wives, nominal orders, Housing benefit and unmarried payments

Removing fault from the divorce process would dignify proceedings, says Andrew Greensmith

How should the courts assess equality in division of assets during divorce proceedings, asks James Pirrie

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys—Maggie Kwok & George Weston

Harneys senior leadership appointments

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths—Keith Browne & Jim Jordan

Freeths strengthens London Construction and Engineering practice with two strategic senior hires

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins—Laura Moss

Anthony Collins announces strategic hire to deepen skills base in the social business sector

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