The latest figures for care applications and private law demand, for September 2019, have been published by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (‘Cafcass’), the organisation that looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings. In that month the service received a total of 1,000 new care applications, 62 (5.8 […]
Our Paralegal, Edward Davison reaches 21 years of age
Happy birthday Ed from all your colleagues at Prince Family Law
Domestic abuse, a sick child, and child maintenance: The last week in family law
The Domestic Abuse Bill, which will introduce a comprehensive package of measures to tackle domestic abuse, has had its second reading in the House of Commons. In the course of the debate Labour MP Rosie Duffield gave a harrowing account of her personal experience of domestic abuse. She said: “Domestic violence has many faces and […]
Family court statistics, mediation and abused children: The last week in family law
The latest quarterly data on the volume of cases dealt with by family courts, between April and June this year, with statistics also broken down for the main types of case involved, has been published by the Ministry of Justice. Amongst the main points are: a decrease in the number of cases started in Family […]
Domestic abuse, faith marriages and new law: The last week in family law
Nicole Jacobs will be the first Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, the Home Secretary has announced. Ms Jacobs was the former Chief Executive Officer at charity Standing Together Against Domestic Violence, and has more than two decades of experience working to reduce domestic abuse. The role of Domestic Abuse Commissioner will lead on […]
Children’s Guardians, two Bills, and a seriously ill child: The last week in family law
Nagalro, the Professional Association for Children’s Guardians, Family Court Advisers and Independent Social Workers, has raised concern about the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (‘Cafcass’) undermining the role of Children’s Guardians. Nagalro is concerned that Cafcass public statements have disseminated inaccurate information on its website, which appear to dilute the role of […]
Prenups, IPF, prorogation and online divorce: The last two weeks in family law
A YouGov survey on prenuptial agreements suggests that members of ‘Generation Z’, i.e. those born from 1996 onwards, are likely to want to protect their assets before getting married. The survey, of 2,064 people, found that of the 136 respondents aged between 18 and 24, 42% of women and 36% of men said they would […]
Our Lisa O’Connor has made the front of The Review.
Lisa has just trained as a Collaborative Lawyer, here she is in the middle of the photo
Family statistics, a record case and divorce reform: The last week in family law
The latest figures for trends in living arrangements in the UK, for 2018, have been published by the Office for National Statistics. The main points included that the number of cohabiting couple families continues to grow faster than married couple and lone parent families, with an increase of 25.8% over the decade 2008 to 2018; […]
Domestic violence, an inheritance claim and special guardianship: The last week in family law
A domestic violence victim whose former partner was released from prison after serving just six months for assaulting her has had to go into hiding. Abigail Blake sustained a broken back and neck and was left permanently disabled after being attacked by Sebastian Swamy at their home in July 2017. The judge in the case […]
