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Can a consent order that includes provision for a deferred lump sum and a capital clean break be varied by consent to substitute the lump sum order with a pension sharing order and retain the clean break provisions?
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A party to financial remedy proceedings has failed to file and serve their Form E. They have been served with the relevant directions order endorsed with a penal notice and the time for compliance has expired. What further options exist for enforcing their compliance? How might the court proceed if the offending party fails to file and serve a Form E in the face of further orders?
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The parties entered into a financial remedy order by consent which included an undertaking by one party to use their best endeavours to secure the other party’s release from the joint mortgage, which they have failed to comply with many years after the order was made. The order did not include an order for sale, can the other party apply to enforce the undertaking and/or seek an order for sale?
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In private law Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) proceedings, a ChA 1989, s 7 report was filed by Cafcass. At the first hearing dispute resolution appointment, one party did not agree with the section 7 report recommendations and requested the listing of a final contested hearing. The judge refused the request and made a final child arrangements order under ChA 1989, s 8. On what basis can a judge refuse to list a final hearing?
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Where a respondent to a divorce makes an application on Form D11 for an order dismissing the divorce application on the basis that the respondent claims that the parties have reconciled and the applicant opposes that application and wishes to proceed with an application for a conditional order, how will the court approach the applications?
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Associated legal terms

Contact order

An order providing for a child to visit, stay or have contact with the person named in the order. Now known as a child arrangements order.

Form A

A Form A is a court form in family proceedings setting out the applicant's notice of (or intention to proceed with) an application for a financial order.

Summons for calling (Court of Session)

The process of lodging the summons for calling involves taking the summons up to court with a calling slip and a certificate proving effective service on the defender. Provided that effective service on the defender can be demonstrated, and the relevant period of notice (usually 21 days) has passed, the court will then ‘call’ the summons two days after it is lodged for calling. This commences the court timetable in terms of when the defender must enter appearance and lodge defences. When the summons calls, it appears in the calling list on the court rolls.

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