Concerns about biased judges are often raised in family law. It may, for example, be a concern that a judge dealing with a financial remedy claim on divorce is biased in favour of husbands or wives, or that a judge dealing with a children case...
Representing yourself at court? Is it wise to draft your own statement? Since legal aid has been limitedly available since 2013, many people are representing themselves at court. The only benefit for people representing themselves is that they save on legal fees. There are many potential pitfalls for...
The latest annual statistics for divorces in England and Wales, for 2019, have been published by the Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’), and they provide some interesting reading. Largest increase since 1972 The headline finding from the statistics was that there were 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019,...
Since the introduction of social distancing measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic the family court has widely adopted the use of remote court hearings, in which some or all of the participants take part via telephone or video link. Whilst remote hearings are not entirely new,...
As a result of COVID-19 the court is dealing with a backlog of cases and the court system is feeling the strain. You may have a case already waiting to be heard. It’s taking a lot longer for cases to be heard initially and for cases...
What is parental alienation? When parents separate sometimes a child may resist or refuse to spend time with the non-resident parent. There is no single definition in law with regard to what parental alienation is. Cafcass recognise parental alienation as “When a child’s resistance or hostility towards...
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• Are you being abused by a partner? • Are you not sure if you’re suffering abuse? Domestic abuse affects men & women. Domestic abuse can be.. (Examples) Physical abuse Verbal abuse Financial abuse Sexual abuse Coercive control Harassment Intimidation Stalking...
Social services become involved with families for various reasons. Their role is to ensure children receive “good enough” care. Once social services are involved with your family you will be anxious that they may remove your child/children from your care. This is always a risk when...
