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The Family Court has issued a final order of divorce to a couple who spent more than a year attempting to reconcile during the divorce proceedings.
The couple in question married in 2011, but unfortunately began to break down in 2021. In May 2022, one party - unspecified by the Judge - applied for a divorce, declaring (as is required by the law) that the marriage had broken down irretrievably. By October that year, the estranged couple had reached the penultimate stage, a conditional order of... more >
Court of Appeal allows father’s application for the return of his daughter
The father of a little girl abducted by her mother has won an appeal against a dismissal of his application for her return. The father in the case was Australian while the mother was born in England, later emigrating to Australia and acquiring citizenship there. She worked as a hairdresser and hairdressing teacher. The couple met in 2021 and began... more >
Law on divorce finances ‘needs reform’
Legislation governing property division on divorce is overdue for reform, the Law Commission recently declared. In a ‘scoping’ report, the Commission insists that so-called ‘financial remedies’, as set out in the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (MCA): “…lack… certainty and accessibility to an extent that could be argued is inconsistent with the [fair] rule of law.” The legislation, is, the Commission... more >
Adoption order made in favour of UK woman in respect of a child from Morocco despite a technical breach of the law
A senior family law judge granted an adoption order, allowed a child abandoned in Morocco to be adopted by a UK citizen, despite the circumstances in which the boy was brought to the UK. The now toddler was abandoned at an orphanage just days after his birth. Authorities in the North African country have been unable to trace his parents.... more >
Couple granted parental status after surrogate suffers brain damage during birth
This case involved a surrogacy arrangement made between a married couple referred to as ‘Mr and Mrs R’, and a surrogate, ‘Ms A’. The couple already had one child, but doctors told them they ran the risk of birth complications if they conceived another child. They therefore set about finding a surrogate, and eventually made contact with Ms A online,... more >
Parental order issued despite death of one parent
A High Court Judge issued a parental order for a child born through surrogacy in spite of the death of the one of the intended parents. Under UK law, the status of parent is retained by the woman acting as the surrogate until it is transferred to the individuals who intended to be the parents. This transfer of status occurs... more >