Cases involving parental alienation and implacable hostility or intractable contact disputes – call it what you will – are some of the most difficult to deal with and, sadly, they appear to be more prevalent than ever.

The Court of Appeal recently stopped a Welsh mother from naming her twin girl “Cyanide” due to the emotional harm the child could suffer as a result. 

Surprising figures were published recently by the National Family Mediation that show far less people are attending MIAM’s Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting (MIAM) than expected.

Whilst it may not have been the astronomical 55% increase originally proposed by the Coalition Government in 2013, the rise of 34% in divorce fees is undoubtedly one of the greatest scandals of the year in the world of family law.

The law in relation to cohabitation has been under review for some time.

As the law currently stands heterosexual couples are banned from entering into civil partnerships.

The Court of Appeal in the case of ‘Re C (Internal Relocation) [2015] EWCA CIv 1305’ has recently clarified the law and principles in relation to internal relocation where one parent wishes to relocate within the UK with their child.

Many clients are understandably aghast at the prospect that the details of their personal finances could be heard in open court. 

There is a common misconception that parties can separate and divorce on the basis of “irreconcilable differences” which, unfortunately, is untrue under the current law of England and Wales.

In many divorces, it is very difficult for one party to afford to retain the family home and still provide a fair outcome for the spouse that has/will move out. 

We previously commented (see previous article) on Varsha Gohil’s and Alison Sharland’s non-disclosure applications to the Supreme Court.

On 13 October 2015 a Ten Minute Motion on the case for introducing no fault divorce will be debated in the House of Commons.

It is a criminal offence to remove a child from the jurisdiction of England and Wales without the written consent of every person who has parental responsibility for a child.

The 2015 Summer Budget brought substantial changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals.

Four members of the team attended the annual Resolution conference in the Spring of 2015, this year in Brighton.

In some financial remedy cases where we act for a party who owns a business, we often consider involving an accountant during the financial remedy process.

Varsha Gohil’s and Alison Sharland’s applications to the Supreme Court (in the cases of Gohil v Gohil and Sharland v Sharland) have been attracting significant media attention recently.

New divorce are centres being rolled out across the country by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service with the aim of improving efficiency and timescales for the Court processing applications.

“Add back” is when a court nominally adds back into the pot the amount by which one party has reduced the assets. 

Much has been said in the press about the changes to the pension rules that have come into effect as of 6 April 2015.