South Devon domestic violence initiative
Devon and Cornwall Police together with Devon and Somerset Fire Rescue Service have launched a…
February 8, 2017 By Mark Smith
Can victims of domestic abuse claim legal aid?
The changes to the granting of legal aid remain a course of contention since their…
February 8, 2017 By Edward Bidder
International update – habitual residence
International elements to all walks of life are ever increasing in today’s society, and we…
February 8, 2017 By Edward Bidder
Divorce and a son’s claim on his parents’ farm
The High Court has very recently allowed a son’s claim to an interest in a…
October 26, 2016 By Andrew Barton
Increasing care cases
The President of the Family Division recently drew attention to the fact that the number…
October 19, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
Habitual residence and CBeebies – working out which country a child is habitually resident
Where a child is considered to be habitually resident in a particular country, then it…
October 19, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
96 days to go… Christmas planning for separated families
It may be the beginning of autumn but we are now just double figures away…
September 22, 2016 By Edward Bidder
What is Parental Responsibility?
So what is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility is all the rights, duties and obligations a…
August 19, 2016 By Mark Smith
Summer holiday advice for separated families
The summer holidays are now well and truly upon us. Whilst they are a welcome…
August 5, 2016 By Mark Smith
Help for care leavers
CAFCASS recently published statistics showing that the number of care applications received in June 2016…
August 2, 2016 By Libby Lovell
Thinking about the children in a divorce
Divorce or separation are especially hard when children are involved. Mark Smith, family law partner,…
April 8, 2016 By Mark Smith
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