Blogs
"I Do" to Pre-nups
(15th July | 14:41)
Author: Helen Nile
The Law Commissioner in charge of family law, Professor Elizabeth Cooke, has expressed the view that the fear of having to make large payments to a former spouse on divorce is deterring some people from getting married. She said that the concern ...
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Hell Hath No Fury ....
(29th March | 11:52)
Author: Helen Nile
Cynthia Shackelford of North Carolina has recently successfully sued a woman involved in a relationship with her husband for "alienation of affection", receiving an award of $9million.
No doubt many women, and men, readin...
Has English Law Lost the Concept of Marriage?
(17th March | 13:44)
Author: Helen Nile
Speaking yesterday, Baroness Deech put forward the view that English Law no longer has a clear concept of marriage. She said that the traditional Christian image of a lifelong union of a man and a woman is no longer accurate because of the changi...
Greater Media Access to the Family Court System - A Step Too Far?
(8th March | 14:05)
Author: Helen Nile
The Government has been forced to make concessions to its proposed reforms seeking to increase media access to the family courts after the proposals were criticised by senior judges, lawyers and children's groups.
Changes made...
Lowest Marriage Rates Since Records Began
(12th February | 10:41)
Author: Helen Nile
Marriage rates in England and Wales have fallen for a fourth year and now stand at their lowest level since records began.
In 2008 a total of 232,990 couples married, representing a drop of 1% on the figures from the year before. ...
Twenty Years On From The Children Act
(18th November | 10:49)
Author: Helen Nile
A poll of four thousand parents and children has found that one in three children whose parents separated or divorced over the last twenty years have lost contact permanently with their father.
The poll was commissioned by solicito...
Proposed Additional Rights for Grandparents
(27th October | 12:00)
Author: Helen Nile
The Conservative party has revealed plans to give grandparents additional rights in relation to contact with their grandchildren if they win the next election. David Willetts, who speaks for the party on family issues, has said that grandparents ...
Does Divorce Law Undermine Equality?
(16th September | 12:47)
Author: Helen Nile
Baroness Ruth Deech (the chairman of the Bar Standards Board) has spoken out about the divorce laws in this country stating that the way that the law currently operates is "paternalistic and unprincipled".
She has said th...
Extra Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence
(21st August | 12:37)
Author: Helen Nile
From 30 September this year, at the conclusion of criminal proceedings relating to domestic violence, the Courts will have the power to impose restraining orders on the person who has been accused of the crime. This will apply even if the person ...
Should Getting Divorced Be Made Harder?
(17th July | 12:20)
Author: Helen Nile
New proposals to reform the law in relation to divorce have been put forward by the Centre for Social Justice. The proposals form part of a report called "Every Family Matters" and are said to be under consideration by David Cameron.
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