Parents must work together constructively – Re DE and FG [2025] EWHC 666 (fam)
The recent case of DE and FG considered a lengthy and protracted dispute between parents…
March 31, 2025 By Edward Bidder
Lessons from A v B [2025] on Fertility Law Compliance
The recently reported case of A v B [2025] EWFC 48 considered an application for…
March 24, 2025 By Sarah Bell
Jurisdiction/Habitual Residence and being out of reach of the Court
A recent case has drawn helpful attention to the criteria for a child to be…
March 24, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
Key Articles of the Hague Convention
The recent case of KL v PQ NIFam 13, heard in May 2024 by the…
March 24, 2025 By Megan Eaton
Wrongful removal – return to the Netherlands
A recent case very helpfully considered factors that need to be taken into account when…
March 19, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
Refusal of application for summary return to a non-Hague signatory country
A recent case has highlighted the approach to applications for summary return of a child…
March 17, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
No purpose in carrying on the proceedings – Child Arrangements Order proceedings ended
A recent case has highlighted factors that the Court take into account when considering whether…
March 13, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
Refusal of application for relocation – Miami not so Nice
A recent case has highlighted the factors that need to be focused upon when either…
March 4, 2025 By Bill Wilkins
Adoption application – Adoption Act
In making an adoption application, it is important that the rules are followed and requirements…
March 3, 2025 By Mark Smith
New Guidance for Family Law Judges – Writing to Children In Family Court Proceedings
This week, Sir Andrew McFarlane (President of the Family Division) brought in new guidance for…
February 28, 2025 By Jodie Giller
Reunite International – Child Abduction Centre
Reunite International is an independent charity supporting parents, guardians and family members dealing with international…
February 26, 2025 By Libby Lovell
President of the Family Division gives strong warning following ‘astonishing’ surrogacy
The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has recently warned against unlawful surrogacy…
February 25, 2025 By Sarah Bell