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Scientologist denied right to marry in church

Not a place of 'religious worship', but High Court grants leave to appeal

One step forward, two steps back

The government's decision to make it illegal for the Church of England to conduct ?same-sex marriages leaves Anya Palmer questioning its position in society

Press cuttings: A v A

Sharon Sloam considers A v A, which raises again the tricky concept of reporting financial affairs in family proceedings

All's fair: lifting the corporate veil in divorce proceedings

More detailed guidance is needed to establish how family courts can achieve fairness in divorce cases where one party's assets are held in a corporate entity, says Kirstie Law

Update | Family: shared parenting

Shared parenting presumptions set 'to be introduced in the Children Act 1989 will remind parents that children cannot be used as pawns in disputes between adults. 'Austin Chessell reports

150 firms sending divorce clients to litigation loan provider

Courts 'actively encouraging people' to get loans to reduce litigants in person

Tackling the rise of litigants in person in family cases

Legal self-help will not on its own plug the gap left by the removal of private law 'family cases from the scope of legal aid, says Steve Hynes

Bridge over troubled waters: prenups

Kim Fellowes explains how practitioners and clients alike ?can get the most out of prenuptial agreements