Foreign & Commonwealth Office Launch Child Abduction Film
16th December 2013The latest statistics from the FCO have confirmed other organisations’ figure highlighting a dramatic rise in International Child Abduction cases […]
The Family Law Company gave cancer charity FORCE an early Christmas present
16th December 2013Exeter’s specialist law practice, The Family law Company by Hartnell Chanot, presented a cheque for £5,000 to Devon based cancer […]
Does your partner have a history of violence?
16th December 2013Soon you will be able to find out. Clare’s Law, which enables people to check the police record of their […]
Stamping out cyberstalking
28th November 2013Cyber-what??? In 2011, the Home Office reported that 18.7% of women and 9.3% of men had suffered stalking since the […]
Financial abuse: What is it and what can be done?
27th November 2013According to a 2004 British Crime Survey, almost one in every two women who’ve experienced domestic violence have also suffered […]
Domestic Abuse: Recognising the full spectrum of abusive behaviours
25th November 2013On the 31st of March 2013 The Home Office introduced a new, much broader, definition of domestic violence and abuse […]
Elder abuse in context: The experiences of a domestic abuse lawyer
19th November 2013“You made your bed, now lie in it.” I recall hearing that statement often when I was growing up. The […]
Access to Justice within the Family Justice system: A basic right now denied to the most vulnerable members of our society
15th November 2013As we approach the end of 2013, a year of enormous change, we look back at the impact of the […]
Adoption – The Challenge
8th November 2013With National Adoption Week drawing to a close we thought it would be wise to reflect on the challenge that […]
City family law specialist appointed as Trustee of leading grandparents’ charity
5th November 2013Exeter based family solicitor and Director at The Family Law Company by Hartnell Chanot, Stephen Sowden, has been invited to […]