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Family weekly highlights—11 May 2023

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Published on: 11 May 2023

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Table of contents

Practice and Procedure
HMCTS publishes updated guidance notes for Form EX107
Improving support for children as witnesses
Launch of the Family Law Awards 2023
Financial provision
Set aside (Cummings v Fawn)
Business valuation (CG v SG)
Child maintenance formula (James v Seymour)
Public children
Out of area care placements

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Article summary

This week's edition of Family weekly highlights includes details of the 2023 Family Law Awards, to be held on 27 November 2023 and changes to the guidance notes for Form EX107 (transcript request). Set aside in light of one party’s non-disclosure is considered, together with issues that arise when parties wish to distance themselves from the evidence of a single joint expert when valuing a business in financial remedy proceedings.

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