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A landmark judgment handed down today has ruled that local authorities can be held legally accountable if they fail to protect vulnerable young people and children in their area who are considered to...
Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have announced today that the laws around surrogacy are outdated and should be improved to better support the child, surrogates and...
Due to popular demand and school holidays, the deadline for entries for the Family Law Awards 2019 has been extended to midnight on Friday 14 June.There are 19 award categories to choose from for both...
A recent survey suggests that half of people in England & Wales believe that a “no-fault” divorce option will shorten the current divorce process, with almost a third thinking it will lead to...
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has today published a report which raises questions about the Department for Education’s plans for replacing the Adoption Register for...
On Tuesday (21 May), the government announced that a panel of experts will review how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences.The...
The Government has announced today that children at risk of being taken into care are set to benefit from programmes that tackle the root cause of family problems, by strengthening the...
Issue 2 of International Family Law Journal 2019 is out now. Articles include:Japan’s 5-year experience in implementing the 1980 Hague Abduction Convention Shuji ZushiAdiEU Alexandre BoichéChild...
“Call for inquiry into abusive parents' access to children” was the story on the BBC website on Wednesday (15 May). It plugged a feature on the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme. For early birds the...