Family

Articles

Child contact centres perform a valuable function

CCCs are not a long term solution, but they do play an important role in facilitating contact while wider issues are resolved, says Suzanne Foster

'Two-tier' family justice system needs more government support

Free family mediation for couples in England and Wales set to launch

The end is nigh

Continuing to fight a probate claim when the case appears to have tipped against you is a fool's errand – withdraw while you can

Mothers and fathers have no presumption to shared parenting

New law on 'parental involvement' comes into force despite 'anxiety' from the legal profession

Adapt and thrive

Practitioners must adapt to the needs and characteristics of the family dynamic if they are to successfully advise a family business, says Dr James Cunningham

Caught in a web

Brussels IV may be able to offer an escape for wills tangled in the web of multi-jurisdictional inheritance laws, says Rachel Jones

Dealing with non-disclosure

Ros Bever and Hayley Trim look at how the courts are dealing with the increasingly prevalent issue of non-disclosure in divorce battles

Judges will award favourably if dating is disclosed

Attempts to conceal relationships following a divorce will hinder the court's financial assessment, explains Marilyn Stowe