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
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
Protecting your children’s inheritance when remarrying
With a large number of stepfamilies in the UK, inheritance issues can be complex when…
June 29, 2021 By Ian Newcombe
Contact with child dismissed as parents couldn’t get on
A father’s appeal for contact to his child was dismissed and he was refused contact…
June 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
New framework developed to assist CAFCASS cases of high conflict adult behaviours
New framework from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service will assist cases featuring adult…
June 29, 2021 By Stephens Scown
Never fear, help is here… or is it?
What happens if you have a condition or impairment and can’t care for your children?…
June 25, 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
Proper preparation that prevents poor planning
Often as lawyers we see a number of clients who come to us with concerns…
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
Blog on Episode 6 of The Split
The series culminated in a hugely emotional final episode which had most people I know…
May 28, 2021 By Sarah Atkinson
Family Court Coronavirus – Guidance on compliance with Child Arrangement Orders
The advice given in this article is correct as of 24th March 2020. The situation…
May 28, 2021 By Edward Bidder
Can covert recordings be used in family proceedings?
The Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) have recently published submissions on the use of…
April 27, 2021 By Stephens Scown