Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme enforced
5th April 2017A man who subjected two former partners to extreme domestic violence has become the first person in the country to […]
Making Sense of the Brexit Divorce
3rd April 2017A perspective from a family lawyer Norman Hartnell MD of The Family Law Company by Hartnell Chanot Exeter and Plymouth […]
What is a Public Law Outline (PLO) meeting?
29th March 2017When Social Worker’s are concerned about the welfare of a child they may invite parents to a Public Law Outline […]
Choosing your child’s school
29th March 2017It’s that time of year again. Many parents and carers will have applied for their child to go to a […]
Marrying later in life
28th March 2017On 14 March 2017 the office of National Statistics released the latest marriage data regarding couples marrying in England […]
No fault, no foul?
27th March 2017Last week in the much reported and discussed case of Owens v Owens, the Court of Appeal upheld the original […]
Children in need being failed by social care system
22nd March 2017Vanessa Pridis looks at a new report on the failure of the system to keep pace with rising numbers of […]
The myths of common law spouses
15th March 2017“I’ve lived with my partner for over 5 years so now we’re common law spouses?” Many people have the misconception […]
Court rules against heterosexual couple seeking civil partnership
22nd February 2017The Court has ruled against a heterosexual couple seeking to enter into a Civil Partnership instead of a marriage. Rebecca […]
Is it ‘unreasonable’ to want to get divorced?
21st February 2017The recent case involving Tini Owens has been in the headlines. The Court of Appeal refused her permission to get […]