Children

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Child maintenance enforcement fees criticised by family practitioners

Fees are a 'tax' and children will lose out, says Resolution

The HTA and paternity testing

Sarah White reminds solicitors that DNA and gene collection and sampling is a regulated market

Children granted access to judges in family courts

Young people's voices will be heard in the family justice system under new government proposals

Legal and court ordered DNA testing

Proving paternity is not just a biological process in the courts' eyes, explains Sarah White

Paternity testing: proof of the biological father-child relationship

Just a quick 10 second sample collection using an oral swab is all that is needed to disprove or confirm the paternity of a man, explains Carlo Lamanna Chapelle

Clean break: can bonuses snooker financial settlements?

If a family's standard of living is dependent on the breadwinner's extra income, what does that mean for both parties on divorce, asks Nicola Fisher

Law must be changed 'with urgency' to protect child victims, Leveson says

Victims and witnesses need 'individual and tailor-made protection' on anonymity

Children update

Noel Arnold and Tom Farrell discuss placement options, linked proceedings and judicial reviews of local authority decisions