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A focus on Adam Moghadas in his role as a White Ribbon ambassador
One of the partners here at Cambridge Family Law Practice - Adam Moghadas - has been selected as one of 16 special ambassadors for domestic abuse charity White Ribbon UK. Adam is also a mediator and practitioner of collaborative law. White Ribbon UK is dedicated to “engaging men and boys to prevent violence against women and girls”. It focuses on... more >
Father jailed for repeatedly breaching court orders
The father of an 11-year-old girl was jailed for contempt of court after ignoring multiple court orders to return his daughter to England, having abducted her to Iran some 19 months earlier. AA v XX concerned a couple from Iran. The father was an ethnic Kurd and the mother came from the Western Azerbaijan Province. Their daughter, referred to as... more >
Family court judge stood firm on penalties for wife who submitted document late
A wife going through a divorce has failed in her attempt to escape penalties for filing a crucial court document late. In AB v CD, the wife had failed to file her section 25 statement by the deadline specified by the presiding Judge. The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 is the key piece of legislation relating to divorce in England. Section... more >
Rise in court applications concerning children born through surrogacy from older couples
There has been a marked increase in the number of older couples applying to become the legal parents of children born through surrogacy, according to figures recently released by Cafcass. Multiple applications for parental orders have been received from men and women in their 50s, 60s, 70s and even 80s since 2020. A total of 43 parental order applications were... more >
High Court highlights confidentiality of financial dispute resolution meetings
Confidentiality is an indispensable element of negotiations between divorcing couples, the High Court has stressed. In a Family Division hearing, Mr Justice Peel considered ‘financial remedy’ proceedings between an estranged couple. They had made use of an out-of-court process called a private Financial Dispute Resolution (pFDR). In these, an ‘evaluator’ (often a barrister or solicitor sitting as a private judge)... more >
Third largest divorce settlement in the UK clarifies the law relating to nuptial agreements
The wife of a successful technology entrepreneur has been awarded a £230 million, the third largest divorce settlement in terms of assets divided UK legal history. The landmark case saw the High Court setting aside a nuptial agreement which was found to be signed under undue pressure. The former couple, both in their forties and citizens of an unspecified Portuguese-speaking... more >