


BBC presenter’s court case highlights law on child abduction
3rd November 2016Parental child abduction occurs when a parent takes a child away from their place of habitual residence without the other […]
Two new associates for Exeter office
31st October 2014We are proud to announce that we have promoted two associates in our Exeter team. Gemma Sparks and Helen Trott […]
Surrogacy – A Maze
7th August 2014None of us can fail to have been affected by the stories we have read recently regarding the Australian/Thai surrogacy […]
Paying for your legal fees:-
5th August 2014Here at The Family Law Company we understand it can be hard to fund legal fees, particularly with the demise […]
Children removed from their mother on Christmas day
3rd February 2014As family law solicitors in Exeter we often have to deal with unusual or distressing cases. We always attempt to […]
Landmark ruling gives children greater say in habitual residence hearings
22nd January 2014A landmark ruling at the Supreme Court has set out how children can have a “habitual” residence which is different […]
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 […]
Family Law: A Global Affair
2nd May 2013Here at Hartnell Chanot & Partners we have noticed a trend in the information being provided by many of the […]
Reported cases of child abduction and prevention are still on the increase
2nd April 2013Alarming figures reveal that cases of child abduction and prevention are on the increase. The latest figures released by the […]
Alarming growth in parental child abduction
12th December 2012Alarming new figures from the Foreign Office(FCO) have revealed that the number of children being abducted and taken abroad by […]