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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
21 September 2012
Three-way parenting’s impact on parenthood, parentage and parental responsibility
This blog discusses how the family courts are dealing with the competing interests of the parents, donors and children.
10 September 2012
Record number of babies born to foreign-born mothers
The Government has just published updated figures showing that over ¼ (25.5%) of children born in the UK have a foreign-born mother. This is the highest proportion since records began in 1969. In London the figure is a staggering 56.7%.
1 August 2012
Parental responsibility: the bigger picture
The Court of Appeal judgment on 25 July 2012 in the case of Re: W (Children) [2012] EWCA civ 999 reaffirmed the well-established principle that it is in children’s best interests to have relationships with both parents following divorce or separation. Despite this, it is all too common for parents who are separated to lose focus of what really is in the best interests of their children and instead focus on their own experiences with their former partners/spouses.
27 July 2012
International child relocation: a new approach
Last summer, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, in MK v CK, signalled a dramatic shift in the approach to international child relocation cases. In cases with care significantly shared between two parents, the courts will now often refuse permission to relocate a child abroad.
13 July 2012
Superstars' super quick divorce
At the end of June, Katie Holmes filed for a divorce from her husband of 5 years, Tom Cruise. Now, less than two weeks later, a settlement has been reached and a joint statement released confirming the pairs’ commitment to working together for the sake of their daughter, Suri.
