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A new proposal for finance on divorce
This week a private member's bill, introduced in the House of Lords by Baroness Deech in February 2014, will receive its second reading. The Bill is known as the Divorce (Financial Provision) Bill and is the Baroness’ attempt to update the law of financial provision following divorce and dissolution. Baroness Ruth Deech is a cross bench life peer in the... more >
Stopping forced mariage
Marriage is a human right, protected by the European Convention on Human Rights, and under UK law by the Human Rights Act. Weddings should be joyous occasions when two happy people publically mark their commitment to one another. However, as we all know, that is not always the case. There exists a market for so called “sham marriages” and sadly... more >
Effective co-parenting
In our experience, when a marriage or relationship breaks down between adults who are parents, both parents tend to feel a significant sense of anxiety about the effect of the situation on the children. Often this is tinged with guilt about how things have turned out, shame for perceived failure, and anger at the role of the other parent. It... more >
My kingdom for a horse
You probably heard about the rediscovery last year of the mortal remains of King Richard III in the somewhat unregal location of a municipal car park in Leicester. The news was all over the media when the bones were confirmed as belonging to the king. Poor old Richard went from being demonised as the hunchbacked murderer of the princes in... more >
Tools in the toolbox
At CFLP, we are proud to be collaborative lawyers, mediators, negotiators and litigators in family law. We can offer various processes to assist the people coming through our doors who wish to make agreements before or during marriage, are facing the breakdown of their relationship, or are having problems agreeing with the other parent of their children. If you’d like... more >
Whose body? Children and medical treatment
There was a very difficult case in the law reports this week that has brought to the forefronts of our mind the issue of who can consent to medical treatment for a child. The case involves a little girl who has just turned 13, whose grandmother noticed a bump at her waist and took her to see the GP. The... more >