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Key takeaways from the Home Secretary’s Statement on Asylum Reforms: 30-months permission to stay for new claims and transitional arrangements for pending cases
Oliver Oldman
20 January 2012
Parental rights: new year, new landscape for fathers?
The press reported in early January that the Government is considering proposals to promote shared parenting and to give rights in law for parents to have contact with their children. Action groups will undoubtedly welcome any proposals which recognise the role fathers often play in their children’s upbringing. As a general principle, the courts consider that it is in a child’s best interests to have regular contact with both parents. It will therefore be interesting to see how far the proposals go and whether there is, in practice , any change to the current legal position.
25 November 2011
International Briefing Note: English Courts First Reported Ruling on Continental Matrimonial Regimes
International Briefing Note - Z v Z 14 November 2011. Charlotte Bradley looked at the issues and implications. Case: Z v Z 2011 EWHC 2878 (Fam)
25 November 2011
Bulletin de Droit de La Famille International: Première Décision Contestée des Tribunaux Anglais sur Les Régimes Matrimoniaux Continentaux
Première Décision Publique des Tribunaux Anglais Sur Les Régimes Matrimoniaux Continentaux Bulletin International Z v Z 14 Novembre 2011 Charlotte Bradley font le point sur les questions importantes. Dossier : Z vZ 2011 EWHC 2878 (Fam)
24 November 2011
An increase in divorces for the over 60s
Despite the latest published figures (for 2009) indicating that the overall rate of divorce has decreased by 11%, the results also show that for one particular category, the over 60s, the rates have increased. The number of people over 60 granted a divorce in the last 2 years has risen 4% from 11,040 to 11,507.
3 November 2011
Government to overhaul Adoption system
Following the publication of ‘Adoption League Tables’ ranking local authorities as to how quickly children are placed for adoption, the Government has announced a widespread review of the adoption system. The aim is to ensure that children are placed with families quicker by making the system more efficient less onerous for hopeful parents. This is backed by a campaign to encourage adopters and foster carers to volunteer. The Family Justice System (courts and Cafcass officers) will also be subject to closer scrutiny and new procedures are likely to be proposed later this week as part of the Norgrave review. All of these measures are designed to ‘speed up’ a system which, last year, resulted in only 60 of the 3600 babies (under 1 year) available for adoption being placed with families.
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