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 Sarah Bell
Breach of Child Arrangement Order
The Children and Families Act 2014 brought an end the terms “residence” and “contact”. Instead…
June 29, 2021 By Sarah Walls
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
Parental conflict and CAFCASS’ High Conflict Practice Pathway
New measures are being trialled to help recognise parental alienation and improve approach to high-conflict cases.…
April 27, 2021 By Mark Smith
Private law children cases
CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, states that the number of…
March 31, 2021 By Philippa Leaity
Coronavirus FAQs – separated families and contact with children in care
The House of Commons has released a paper for separated families impacted by the Coronavirus…
January 29, 2021 By Edward Bidder
Children & Covid – guidance for child arrangement orders during lockdown
What is the guidance around child arrangement orders during lockdown? As the third national lockdown…
January 21, 2021 By Edward Bidder
Staying in touch with children during lockdown
We’re in our third national lockdown and a prevalent theme and worry for many parents…
January 19, 2021 By Edward Bidder
How can separated parents agree childcare when working shifts?
It is often a struggle for parents to agree a regular pattern for childcare when…
January 15, 2021 By Mark Smith
High Court permits change to childs surname
In order to change a child’s name, the consent of all persons who have parental…
September 3, 2019 By Stephens Scown
Increasing Private Law applications and the use of parenting plans
Recent statistics released by CAFCASS show that in June this year, Private Law cases (which…
August 9, 2019 By Mark Smith