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HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published a solicitor release note dated 11 January 2025 confirming an update to the draft order process...
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has implemented the ability on MyHMCTS for a solicitor to remove themselves as representing a party in divorce...
The HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) family public law (FPL) service team commissioned user research to understand how the Form C110a...
Family analysis: In KL v BA the court considered whether the effect of a declaration of non-parentage in respect of a man who was not married to a...
This week's edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of guidance from the Family Justice Council for legal practitioners working with...
Change of name of a childThis Practice Note explains the procedure for an application to change a child’s name under sections 8 or 13 of the Children...
General principles for maintenance pending suitThis Practice Note sets out the general principles to be considered when making an application for...
Eligibility for family legal aidThe availability of legal aid (formerly public funding) in relation to family proceedings was significantly reduced...
Intermediaries in family proceedingsThe Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt 3A, together with FPR 2010, PD 3AA, make provision as...
Applying as a victim of domestic abuseUnder the family Immigration Rules people with leave to remain as a partner are usually on a five or ten-year...
Retained EU law—training materials [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Precedent has been archived and is not maintained.These training materials consist of...
Leave to remove—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding an application for leave to remove children permanently from the...
Specific issue and prohibited steps orders—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding applications for specific issue and...
Pre-nuptial or pre-partnership agreementThis Agreement is made [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name] of [insert full address]...
Cohabitants—deed of separationThis DEED is made on [insert date and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[Insert name of first party] of [insert address of...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidableOn 6 April 2022, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
Notices and restrictionsNotices and restrictions may be used to afford some limited protection of an asset comprising land or property, which...
Void and voidable marriagesThe Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA 1973) sets out the grounds on which a marriage is void or voidable and the bars...
The meaning and scope of parental responsibilityDefinitionParental responsibility is concerned with the care and upbringing of a child until they grow...
Online divorce (pre-DDSA 2020)The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) is in force from 6 April 2022. Proceedings issued by the...
Notice of actingCase number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of...
Working with counselInstructing counsel to advocate on a client’s behalf should be a matter of careful thought and preparation. The role of counsel is...
Declarations of parentage—procedureThe procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage is governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR...
The definition of civil partnershipDefinitionWhen introduced by the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (CPA 2004), civil partnerships related only to two...
The Courts and Tribunals Service Centre and divorce centresThe Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020) is in force from 6 April 2022....
Separation agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding separation agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to provide...
Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation orderUnder the Family Law Act 1996 (FLA 1996) a non-molestation order is an...
Capitalised maintenance—Duxbury calculationsThe basis of Duxbury calculationsA Duxbury calculation is an actuarial calculation designed to identify...
A court form to be completed by the Respondent to a petition for divorce or dissolution confirming receipt of the petition and specifying whether or not he intends to defend the proceedings.
The legal basis for the orders sought by the pursuer in their initial writ or summons, or by the defender in their defences.
An annuity purchased from personal (not pension) funds.