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Mother wins appeal against suspension of fact-finding hearing
A judge took an overly cavalier approach to a mother’s allegations of abuse and coercive control, a higher court has ruled. After marrying in 2014, the couple in question went on to have two children, aged eight and five at the time of the hearing. But, in January 2022, they separated after an unspecified incident at the family home. The... more >
Litigious father banned from further family court applications
A father has been banned from making any further applications to the family court without special permission, until his three children respectively turn 16. They are currently aged between six and 11 years old. The unusually lengthy ban was made at the request of the children’s mother, under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989. This states: “…the court may... more >
High Court orders American father to make a lump sum child support payment
The High Court has made an unusual ‘capitalisation’ order against a wealthy but uncooperative father, requiring him to make a significant lump sum payment to the mother of his child. The case centred on the estranged parents of a three-year-old girl referred to in the judgement as ‘Zoe’. Zoe suffers from a genetic illness and has special needs. The father... more >
Names to be added to judgement in long-running family dispute
The names of the parents of two children should be added to a published judgement once their youngest child turns 18, a judge has ruled, to allow the children access to a full picture of the long-running dispute between their mother and father. The case concerned contact between the father and the boy, referred to as ‘T’ in the judgement,... more >
Abusive father loses Parental Responsibility
An abusive and overbearing father has been stripped of the status of having parent responsibility by the Family Court. The case concerned an unmarried couple with a son referred to in the judgment as EMP, who is now around 12 years old. The parents began a relationship in 2012 but had since separated and contact between the two was very... more >
Indebted former husband wins appeal against financial orders
A heavily indebted husband has won his appeal against a financial order requiring him to pay further large sums to his former wife. The former couple are aged 50 and 48 respectively. They had begun living together in 2003 and eventually married in 2008, but the relationship quickly broke down. They separated and finally divorced in 2012. They have... more >