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Crisis in the family court system

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The Law Society has reported that tens of thousands of children are being left in limbo by a crisis in the family court system as a result of care proceedings and parental separation cases taking more than a year to resolve with data from the Children...

Celebrating our family team this International Women's Day

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Today is International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating women's achievements while calling out inequality. International Women’s Day is observed by the United Nations and its missions include celebrating women’s...

Custodial sentence for Stephen Bear following guilty verdict

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Stephen Bear, who has appeared in Big Brother and other reality shows, has been convicted for sharing a video of him and his ex partner, Georgia Harrison, having sex online and sentenced to 21 months in prison. The offences for which he was found...

Cost-of-living contributing to January divorce spike?

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Simmering marital tensions can often reach boiling point over the festive season and it is not uncommon for solicitors to see a spike in enquiries throughout the month of January rather than on one particular day. A new year, a new start. We have begun...

Is Children's Services the same as Social Services?

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Children’s Services has replaced Social Services although are often still known as “social services”. The new Children Act in 2004 placed a duty on children’s social care to promote co-operation with partners such as health...

What is section 20 accommodation and when can it be used?

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Earlier this year, Katie Price explained that she was considering making the difficult decision to place her son, Harvey, into residential care due to his complex needs and the dangers of his challenging behaviours to himself and his family. It has now...

Parental substance misuse - child care proceedings

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Celebrities and drug scandals are in the news nearly every week. The latest celebrity to fall into the spotlight for this is Katie Price. Katie’s life has been well documented by the media and now a video has come to light of her on holiday...

'Celebrity mother' case and child care proceedings

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Reports have surfaced today that a ‘celebrity mother’ - who cannot be named for legal reasons - has had two of her children removed and placed into foster care. Although her identity remains confidential, it is understood that the mother is...

Cheryl and Liam Payne split: how might they avoid a dispute over child contact?

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After months of speculation Cheryl and Liam Payne have announced their separation. The couple confirmed their relationship in February 2016 and had a son, Bear, in March 2017. Both Cheryl and Liam posted tweets about the separation and both stated...

Family court judge calls for sex abuse cases to be better investigated

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Mr Justice Peter Jackson, a senior family court judge, has made national headlines by speaking out about sex abuse cases not being investigated and going unsolved by the police following a case where our Partner Victoria Gethin acted for one of the...