Current framework The paper reminds us of existing EU law governing the different legal systems in cross-border children situations. The most familiar to children practitioners will be the Brussels IIa Regulation (2201/2003) which includes jurisdictional rules concerning parental responsibility and the recognition and enforcement of judgments. There are also EU instruments governing the recognition and …
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Scarlett Johansson and Romain Dauriac have finalized their divorce, just over a year after they separated following two years of marriage. According to court records submitted Tuesday in Manhattan the duo also come to an agreement regarding the custody of their three-year-old daughter Rose Dorothy. The terms of the divorce are sealed, according to a …
Ironically, despite its age, the 1973 Act provides common sense factors, which the court must take into account when deciding a fair outcome. These include: The welfare of any minor children of the family. The income, earning capacity, property and other financial resources which each spouse has – or is likely to have – in …
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Family Justice Reformed (second edition: June 2017) contains detailed commentary on the Single Family Court and the Children and Families Act 2014, Pts 1 and 2 (which deal with family justice), including clear and comprehensive guidance on the underlying procedural regime and the rationale for the reforms. Nicola Hogg reviews the recent case of FF …
The High Court has sent a blunt message to litigators that excessive trial bundles are unnecessary and counter-productive. In observations made as part of an administrative court ruling, Mr Justice Holgate said he regretted that he was forced to discuss the ‘inappropriate manner’ the claim was presented. Holgate said the claimant’s firm, Bond Dickinson LLP, …
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The law firm representing a former air hostess has voiced its “disappointment” after judges rejected her bid to up a £3.5 million divorce payout to £5 million. Divorce lawyers at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth say the Court of Appeal decision “leaves the law in a state of flux”. Karen Hart, from Sutton Coldfield, believed she …
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LOUISE Redknapp is looking to divorce footie pundit husband Jamie by Christmas, according to a new report. The Sun revealed how the former girl band star, 42, split from Jamie in July and quit the marital home after the Strictly curse struck their relationship. Jamie and Louise Redknapp are heading to divorce city Louise seems to …
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What two factors vastly increase the likelihood of a healthy and happy future for kids after divorce? With the important exception of children who need protection from an abusive or negligent parent, “shared parenting should be the norm for parenting plans for children of all ages, including very young children,” said Linda Nielsen, a professor …
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Pictured: Judge Rosemary Horgan, president of the District Court and Keith Walsh, solicitor, chair of the Law Society of Ireland’s family & child law committee. Photograph: Jason Clarke Photography. Leading family law practitioners from across Ireland gathered at Blackhall Place yesterday for the launch of the Law Society of Ireland’s new handbook, Family Law in …
I have always had a poor memory. A blank look sweeps across my face when my family reminisce over childhood experiences. Fear takes over as I prepare to introduce unacquainted friends, desperately searching the outer reaches of my brain to find the name of “the guy whose ear I once chewed off about politics”. Ashamed …
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