Family Law News

Twelve organisations that support male victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse will receive a share of £225,000, Home Office Minister Lynne Featherstone has announced.

Tags: Domestic Abuse, Domestic Violence, Male Victims of Domestic Abuse, Violence In The Home, Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Domestic Violence Advice Liverpool

A recent survey has found that most people turn to their partners for emotional support in times of need. Data from Understanding Society, a study of 40,000 UK households, found that nine out of ten people who were married or cohabiting would talk to their partner about their worries when a problem crops up.

Tags: Living Together, Cohabiting Couples, Married Couples, Cohabitation, Divorce, Cohabitation Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Cohabitation Advice Liverpool

Nagalro, the professional association for court guardians, has welcomed the government’s commitment to reducing delay in the family justice system but warns that it risks harming children’s interests by ill-thought out change.

Tags: Child Custody Arrangements Advice Lawyers Blackpool, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Blackpool, Shared Parenting Arrangements, Child Contact, Child Custody, Care Proceedings

The latest care statistics from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) have revealed that the number of care applications continue to remain high.

Tags: Family Courts Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Family Courts Advice Liverpool, Children In Care, Family Court Support Services, Cafcass

The government's response to the recommendations of the family justice review panel includes reform proposals to help strengthen parenting, reduce the time it takes cases to progress through the courts, and simplify the family justice system.

Tags: Shared Parenting Arrangements, Family Mediation, Family Courts, Family Law Reform, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Liverpool, Child Custody Arrangements Advice Lawyers Liverpool

A recent study has found that taking two holidays a year, having a meaningful conversation twice a week and cuddling 11 times in a fortnight are key ingredients for a happy marriage.

Tags: Marriage, Relationship Advice, Family Law Advice Liverpool, Family Lawyers Liverpool, Family Law Solicitors Liverpool

The second and final part of the Sixth Special Commission to review the practical operation of the 1980 Hague Child Abduction and 1996 Hague Child Protection Conventions has come to a close, where hundreds of experts from around the world gathered in the Academy Building of the Peace Palace to examine and discuss policy matters pertaining to both Conventions.

Tags: International Child Abduction, Parental Abduction, Child Custody, Child Protection, Child Custody Advice Liverpool, Child Custody Advice Lawyers Liverpool

The Department of Work and Pension has announced that an extra £20 million will be made available to support separated and separating families as part of the reforms to mend the broken child support system.

Tags: Family Breakdown, Separation, Child Maintenance Payments Advice Liverpool, Child Maintenance Payments Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Child Support, Child Custody

Over half (51%) of social workers, and a third of police officers (36%) report feeling 'powerless' to intervene in suspected cases of child neglect, according to a landmark report by children's charity, Action for Children.

Tags: Children In Care, Child Custody, Child Contact, Child Neglect, Child Custody Advice Liverpool, Child Custody Advice Lawyers Liverpool

The Office for National Statistics has published a bulletin presenting annual statistics on family and household structure in the UK. A family is a married, civil partnered or cohabiting couple with or without children, or a lone parent with at least one child. Children may be dependent or non-dependent. Types of family include married couple families, cohabiting couple families and lone parent families.

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A new set of court statistics have been published that supports the case for a comprehensive reform programme across the justice system.

Tags: Family Lawyers Liverpool, Family Law Advice Liverpool, Family Justice System, Mediation, Care Proceedings, Family Courts

National support organisation Family Lives is bracing itself throughout January to support families going through separation or conflict with ex partners and step families, as the organisation’s new Divorce & Separation report highlights that couples are more likely to separate in January.

Tags: Divorce, Separation, Child Custody, Separation Advice Liverpool, Separation Advice Lawyers Liverpool

New Year is the peak time for couples to consider divorce or separation - but Justice Minister Jonathan Djanogly is encouraging families to consider mediation as an alternative to going to court.

Tags: Family Mediation, Relationship Breakdown, Divorce, Separation, Family Mediation Advice Liverpool, Family Mediation Advice Lawyers Liverpool

Work and Pensions Minister Maria Miller promised a new child maintenance system that was "fairer for children" as she announced proposals to remove the exemption from maintenance liability for some part-time public servants.

Tags: Child Support Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Child Support Advice Liverpool, Single Parent Families, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Maintenance

One-in-three families in Ireland departs from the traditional model of a married couple both of whom are in their first marriage. This is one of many findings to emerge from the most detailed statistical study to-date of the structure of Irish families, which has recently been published.

Tags: Cohabitation, Living Together, Married Couples, Marriage, Living Together Advice Liverpool, Living Together Advice Lawyers Liverpool

Young people under 18 could be included within the cross-government definition of domestic violence for the first time, under a consultation launched by the Home Secretary Theresa May.

Tags: Domestic Abuse, Violence Against Women, Domestic Violence Advice Bootle, Domestic Violence Advice Lawyers Bootle, Coercive Control, Domestic Violence

New research from the relationship experts, Relate, reveals that whilst Christmas is certainly a time for families, it can also be a time when tempers fray. Last year the charity saw a 35% increase in people looking for relationship help and advice in the first week in January alone.

Tags: Family Disputes, Relationship Breakdown, Family Law Advice Southport

A recent bulletin from the Office for National Statistics has revealed the number of divorces that took place in 2010 following court orders in England and Wales. The statistics do not include divorces to couples usually resident in England and Wales which take place abroad.

Tags: Divorce, Annullment, Annullment Advice Liverpool, Annullment Advice Lawyers Liverpool

National charity Family Lives is bracing itself for an increase in calls to its helpline, Parentline, over the festive period from families in crisis.

Tags: Family Disputes, Divorce, Family Conflict, Divorce Advice Liverpool, Divorce Advice Lawyers Liverpool, Domestic Violence

Detailed proposals for the new statutory child maintenance scheme have been published, which include plans to increase the amount of maintenance paid by parents on state benefits and others declaring low incomes.

Tags: Child Maintenance, Child Custody, Child Support, Child Support Payment Advice Liverpool, Child Support Payments Advice Lawyers Liverpool