The High Court was faced with a case relating to the potential extension of forced marriage protection orders (FMPOs). The Court focused on the need to protect individuals against “the
The High Court was faced with a challenging case not only because of the complex family and cultural situation, but also because of alleged coercive control and manipulation.
Background:
Both the
The High Court was faced with a summary return order (SRO) for a child to a country which is not signatory of the 1980 Hague Convention.
Background:
The father is a British National and the mother
The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard an appeal regarding an 18-month-old boy and whether delaying the procedure longer to allow a full assessment of the aunt and uncle, who were put forward by the mother
The High Court heard an application for the wardship of a young male wanting to return to the UK and whether the parents’ decision to remove S to Ghana was within their rights of parental
The High Court took the opportunity given by this case to issue a stark warning to parents considering unlawful surrogacy abroad. As Sir Andrew McFarlane P noted, this case aims to draw attention
The High Court faced a complex case in which one party alleged that the couple was married in a civil ceremony while the other contended that it was a fraud and that someone had impersonated him. The
The High Court was faced with a peculiar set of facts in which the biological father, who is also one of the applicants, was known but the biological mother was not.
Background:
Mr. and Mrs. H met
The Supreme Court dismissed a father’s writ of habeas corpus after he challenged a care order over his children.
Background:
The children, aged 11 and 9, were placed under a care order by DJ
The Court of Appeal (CoA) clarified that adoption orders may generally only be set aside on appeal and that the High Court does not have the inherent power to revoke an adoption order.
The Family Court addressed complex and high-cost divorce proceedings, focusing on a legal services payment order and its various components.
Background:
This case relates to two applications made
The family courts have dealt with various abduction cases over the years and some have had similar factual circumstances. In at least two cases English courts were faced with the children objecting to
The Court of Appeal (CoA) had to determine the habitual residence of a newborn child to determine which council was responsible for the care of a baby born prematurely.
Background:
G was born
The Court of Appeal (CoA) was faced with a question regarding a change of given name.
Background:
C is one of three children caught up in bitter litigation between their parents regarding their
The Court of Appeal (CoA) reaffirmed the distinction between Section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (CA 1989) and Section 175 of the Housing Act 1996.
Background:
The claimant, a 17-year-old woman, had
The High Court dealt with a divorce case ‘as extraordinary as one can imagine’, one that spanned two decades and continents.
Background:
Mr. Taiga, now 77, and Ms. Ogbedo, now 56, were married
The Court of Appeal (CoA) had to answer whether a family member of a secure tenant has the right to buy posthumously under the Housing Act 1985.
Background:
Mrs. Laura Howe was the secure tenant of
The High Court was faced with tragic circumstances and the difficult question of whether EF could use an embryo created with his sperm and his late wife’s eggs in treatment with a surrogate.
The High Court had to apply the common law test for the recognition of foreign adoption.
Background:
Mrs. O, a Nigerian-born born in 1972, moved to live in the UK with her family circa. 1978. In
The Court heard a case which raised important legal questions regarding the correct interpretation of Section 83 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (ACA 2002) and the possibility of making an
The High Court faced an application for a Parental Order relating to a surrogacy arrangement made in Germany.
Background:
Mrs. W and Mr. W applied for a Parental Order application for their son F
The Court of Appeal (CoA) was asked whether the Lower Court should have set a judgement aside based on inaccurate evidence given by the wife and her failure to comply with her duty to give full and
It is tempting to sub-sell interests in a property to your spouse to avoid paying Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). However, such a scheme could, in fact, backfire and result in a higher consideration being
The High Court (HC) recently heard an appeal against a Family Court Order (FCO) permitting a mother to relocate with her child.
Background:
The father and mother met in 2015 and were married in