Family

Stephen Smith warns practitioners to keep an eye on the tax consequences of disposals set aside under s 37 of MCA 1973

Geraldine Morris tracks recent attempts to clarify cohabitation

David Burrows reviews the bases for appeal in care proceedings

Robert Hines on the family court’s approach to orders dealing with offshore assets

Rita D’Alton-Harrison provides an update on the employment rights of commissioning mothers

Ed Heaton reviews the current child support system & outlines developments over the last 12 months

How far will warring couples go to secure jurisdiction, asks Anna Heenan

The High Court can order the “return” of a child to the UK despite that child never having set foot on British soil, the Supreme Court has held.
 

Re J (A Child) (contra mundum injunction) [2013] EWHC 2694 (Fam), [2013] All ER (D) 45 (Sep)

President acts to dispel perception of "secret" family courts