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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.

Connie Atkinson

19 June 2012

Mind the Gap. Why gay marriage changes may be about to take the wrong step

The recent fuss about Coalition plans to bring in gay marriage hasn’t centred on legal aspects so much as political and cultural ones. Is David Cameron pushing for a free vote, or will MPs be whipped into following the government line? If the law is changed, is the Church of England going to refuse to conduct gay marriages, because the Church says a man and woman, only, can marry? Will the Church be permitted to do this? 

11 June 2012

To annul or not to annul...?

The newspapers reported last week that MPs are considering whether to remove the requirement for a marriage to be consummated.

Connie Atkinson

28 March 2012

Time for no fault divorce?

In a speech to family lawyers at the Resolution conference in Leeds last weekend, the President of the Family Division, Sir Nicholas Wall, has again called for the introduction of a new no fault based divorce which will allow parties to divorce quickly.   

Connie Atkinson

26 March 2012

Fathers' rights in groundbreaking '3 parent family' case

The decision of A against B & C was delivered by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on Wednesday 14 March.

The court unanimously found in favour of Kingsley Napley’s client (A), the biological father in a situation where a lesbian couple (B & C) bringing up the child sought to restrict his contact.
 

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