01 Mar Occupation of the matrimonial home after separation – should the party in occupation pay rent?
Wife does not have to pay rent Occupation of the former matrimonial home....
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01 Feb Is the judge dealing with my case biased?
Concerns about biased judges are often raised in family law. It may, for example, be a concern that a judge dealing with a financial remedy claim on divorce is biased in favour of husbands or wives, or that a judge dealing with a children case...
03 Jan How writing your own statements can jeopardise your case.
Representing yourself at court? Is it wise to draft your own statement? Since legal aid has been limitedly available since 2013, many people are representing themselves at court. The only benefit for people representing themselves is that they save on legal fees. There are many potential pitfalls for...
22 Dec Sharp rise in number of divorces
The latest annual statistics for divorces in England and Wales, for 2019, have been published by the Office for National Statistics (‘ONS’), and they provide some interesting reading. Largest increase since 1972 The headline finding from the statistics was that there were 107,599 opposite-sex divorces in 2019,...
12 Nov Concerns raised over the use of remote court hearings
Since the introduction of social distancing measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic the family court has widely adopted the use of remote court hearings, in which some or all of the participants take part via telephone or video link. Whilst remote hearings are not entirely new,...
01 Oct Judge warns against referring family matters to court unnecessarily
As a result of COVID-19 the court is dealing with a backlog of cases and the court system is feeling the strain. You may have a case already waiting to be heard. It’s taking a lot longer for cases to be heard initially and for cases...