Family Law

The Children and Families Act came into effect in 2014. It emphasizes that both parents of children have equal status as parents following the breakdown of their relationship with one another. The Act was felt by some likely to lead to an… Read More

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 changed the law on the rights of same sex parents, creating new rules for parenthood for lesbian and gay couples. If you are a same sex couple and are thinking about having a baby, whether… Read More

Two surrogacy cases have hit the national headlines in the past week, adding to the increase of reported cases in this highly complex area of family law. The number of emerging cases perfectly demonstrates the diversity of modern families.… Read More

Sir Elton John and David Furnish, one of the first same sex couples to marry in December 2014 and who have two children born through surrogate IVF, have criticised comments made by those in the fashion industry that such children are… Read More

The recent case of Caroline and William Hopkins highlights that post-nuptial agreements, just like pre-nups, can be legally binding even though there is still no legislation that states this. A post-nuptial agreement (or post-nup or… Read More

The Law Commission has published a consultation paper on the enforcement of family financial orders in England and Wales. It describes the current law as opelessly complex androcedurally tortuous The Law Commission will consider the… Read More

The recent case of Wyatt v Vince [2015] UKSC 15 has answered quite unequivocally: no. On 11th March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down judgement with regard to a wife's claim for financial reward from her husband, from whom she had been… Read More

Justice Minister Simon Hughes confirmed during the last financial year that 2,517 applications were made by grandparents wishing to see their grandchildren. These applications often followed the separation of the… Read More

The recent case in the Court of Appeal of Tracey Wright, the ex-wife of Newmarket race horse surgeon Ian Wright, is the latest in a line of authorities where Judges have made it clear that if a husband is ordered to pay money from income… Read More

Along with gym memberships, cases of separation and divorce surge in the early part of the New Year. The theory for this surge is simply that people think just get through Christmas and make a fresh start in the New Year But unlike… Read More

According to research published last month by the International Longevity Centre (UK), the number of men and women aged over 60 experiencing divorce in England and Wales has risen by a staggering 85% between 1990 and 2012. The… Read More

Same sex marriage came into force in England and Wales on 29th March 2014 and in the first three months over 1,400 same sex couples wed. From 10th December 2014, those in civil partnerships can convert to gay marriage. A… Read More