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28 August 2020

Children’s Commissioner: Government must help the 420,000 children in England at risk of eviction
The Children's Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, warned that hundreds of thousands of children will return to school in two weeks with the threat of housing eviction hanging over their...
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28 August 2020

Covid-19: Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships
The government has published guidance designed to assist people planning to get married or form a civil partnership in England, and venues that host such ceremonies, to prepare for small ceremonies,...
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18 August 2020

Barder - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Much has been written about the case of Barder v Calouori [1988] AC 20 (“Barder”) in the initial stages of the COVID-19 lockdown. It was held out as the means by which maybe, just maybe,...
Jane Keir
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13 August 2020

'State of emergency': children needing foster care during COVID-19 pandemic rises by 44%
The number of children needing foster care has risen by 44% during the coronavirus pandemic while the number of people looking to become foster parents plummeted by nearly half compared to the same...
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4 August 2020

The melting pot of a divorce, a pandemic and an uncertain housing market
The family courts remain open in the midst of this pandemic and as a divorce lawyer, I therefore continue to grapple with the question of how the asset pot should be divided fairly and in accordance...
Sital Fontenelle
Articles Separators 4 August 2020
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30 July 2020

Over a third put off from divorce by COVID-19
In spite of media speculation to the contrary, a national survey commissioned by divorce financing company Ampla Finance, and carried out by YouGov, has revealed that 34% of British adults would be...
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28 July 2020

Government consults on extending the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
The government is seeking views on proposed changes to the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.These regulations were introduced to provide local authorities and...
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27 July 2020

Toolkit for the HCCH 1980 Child Abduction Convention in times of COVID-19
Following the publication of the HCCH COVID-19 Toolkit, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Convention has prepared a Toolkit for the effective application of the 1980 Child Abduction Convention in...
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22 July 2020

New guide for litigants in person on Family Court remote hearings​​
Resolution has issued guidance for litigants in person on remote hearings in the Family Court, designed to help litigants through the court process....
News Separators 22 July 2020
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22 July 2020

Protocols for seeing families and using offices during COVID-19
The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has announced that it has published two new protocols setting out its approach to returning to in-person work with children and...
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