Relocating with children during lockdown – what are the rules?
As our third lockdown proceeds, the challenges faced by parents continue. More often than not,…
September 28, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Child Arrangements in Devon – changes as a result of Practice Direction 36Q
What is Practice Direction 36Q and how does it affect child arrangements in Devon? Owing…
July 21, 2021 By Philippa Leaity
Taking children abroad for a summer holiday – the law for separated parents
What are the rules for taking children abroad when your family is separated? With the…
July 14, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Changes to child arrangements & contact orders
Practice Direction PD12J (Changes to Child Arrangements & Contact Orders: Domestic Abuse and Harm) came…
June 25, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Travel and shared parental responsibility – taking your child or children abroad
Mark Smith, a partner specialising in legal matters relating to children, offers his advice on…
June 9, 2021 By Mark Smith
Habitual Residence
A brief stay in another country is unlikely to be sufficient to establish habitual residence…
June 13, 2019 By Kai Whicker
Case study: international child abduction appeal
In the judgment given on 3 February 2016, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal by…
April 1, 2016 By Stephens Scown