Family

The Court of Appeal has clarified the relevant date for assessing habitual residence during Hague Child Protection Convention proceedings

In a second update on financial settlements, David Burrows focuses on couples’ agreements & issues a plea for change

In the first of two articles on anonymisation in family proceedings, David Burrows considers what is meant by judicial comity across all courts

Cafcass has this week activated its prioritisation protocol for the London area following discussions with judges in West London, East London and the Central family courts

In the first of two articles on anonymisation in family proceedings, NLJ columnist and family law solicitor-advocate David Burrows looks at the issue of judicial comity

How can the courts define & deal with cases of parental alienation? David Emmerson weighs up the causes of unjustified hostility & the importance of maintaining family contact

Parental alienation has attracted some controversy. In this week’s NLJ, David Emmerson, of Anthony Gold Solicitors, considers a recent case in which the court ordered that a mother have no further direct or indirect contact with her children following a series of incidents including having an intermediary give the children tracking devices ad mobile phones which they were to keep secret from their father

DNA testing is now being used to identify cousins as well as other complex relationships such as grandparent, uncle or aunt and sibling, AlphaBioLabs reports

Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, explains what family law professionals need to know about court-approved DNA testing

When private details of divorces & separations leak out, the impact on the parties’ reputations can be huge: Natasha Grande stresses the importance of keeping it civil