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The grounds on which a marriage is voidableOn 6 April 2022, the provisions of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 (DDSA 2020), came into...
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
A child is subject to a supervision order made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989. The court allowed the mother to take the child out of the...
Preparation of court bundles in family proceedingsThe Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010) set out the universal practice for hearings in the Family Court and the Family Division of the High Court in FPR 2010, PD 27A. The Practice Direction applies to all hearings before a judge sitting in the
Pension sharing ordersThis Practice Note explains what a pension sharing order is within family proceedings and sets out which pension rights can be shared and which cannot be shared. It also sets out the key features of a pension sharing order including pension credits and pension debits, variation
A financial consent order was sent to the court, but the court’s approval was refused as the order was not considered to be a fair settlement for one party. That party had proceeded with the initial agreement against legal advice. Can the terms of the order be renegotiated with the other party, and
Notice to show cause applications in family proceedingsIf one party considers that an agreement has been reached (usually in relation to financial arrangements between the parties), or an agreement was made but one party seeks to resile from it, the party relying on an agreement reached between the
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