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NLJ this week: Five decades of ambitions for one-parent families

04 July 2024
Issue: 8078 / Categories: Legal News , Procedure & practice , Family , Mediation , Child law
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It’s 50 years since the 1974 Finer Report of the Committee on One-Parent Families, so what has been achieved?

In this week’s NLJ, solicitor-advocate David Burrows considers a half-century of reforms.

One big change has been the role of mediation. But in many aspects, life has not improved enough. Burrows looks at the areas of finance, housing, employment and day care, family law and a unified family court. He writes: ‘In the 50 years since the report, things for single parents and their children have mostly gone backwards.’

So, what has been done and what is still to do? Burrows covers developments and setbacks.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

mfg Solicitors—Brian Hession

mfg Solicitors—Brian Hession

Birmingham commercial property team bolstered by partner hire

STEP—Sara Morgan

STEP—Sara Morgan

Fieldfisher director re-elected as deputy chair of England Wales committee

Osborne Clarke—Andrew Eaton

Osborne Clarke—Andrew Eaton

Restructuring and insolvency expert joins as partner

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