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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
9 September 2014
The voice of the child in family courts
Earlier this summer, the Minister of Justice, Simon Hughes, confirmed the Government’s commitment to a further change to the Family Justice System, which will see children given more of a voice in court and other proceedings in which decisions are made about their lives. In this blog, Connie Atkinson explores to what extent do children already have a voice in family proceedings and what will the new proposals might mean in practice and for families.
15 August 2014
Uncoupling? How to consciously protect the children
It is all too easy to become self-involved and entirely consumed by the breakdown of a relationship. Separating from spouses or partners turns most people’s worlds upside down. Uncertainty and insecurity reigns. The grief that comes with a relationship breakdown is often suppressed and buried beneath a survival instinct to get through the day.
31 July 2014
Protecting children's wealth on divorce and remarriage
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Sleepless in Seattle, Miracle on 34th Street – all heart-warming tales of single parents who find love again. But all are alarmingly silent about whether the parent in question took steps to protect their wealth for their children’s future.
23 June 2014
Taking children abroad - for holiday and forever
As the number of children born in the UK to foreign parents is soaring, with 1 in 3 nationally and 7 in 10 in London being born to at least one foreign parent, it is no surprise that difficulties increasingly arise when family relationships break down.
Divorcing couples involving foreign nationals are frequently faced with making important decisions about which country to divorce in, the financial support being sought and arrangements for the care of the children. In some cases, the UK immigration status of one party and the child(ren) may also be affected by the separation.
20 June 2014
Preventing parental child abduction - International Travel Child Consent Agreement
The US and Canadian chapter of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (IAML) recently held a meeting at the New York State Bar, at which they looked at recent developments in the law pursuant to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. I
