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A vindictive politician – surely not?

12 March 2010 | Amanda Melton

The Times reported (March 4, 2010) that the office of President of the Family Division, the head of the family justice system, due to fall vacant in a month's time, has yet to be filled by the relevant...

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Grandparents rights to be encouraged?

26 January 2010 | Amanda Melton

Earlier this week, the government announced a comprehensive review of the family justice system, aimed at giving children greater access to their grandparents, following separation and divorce. The intention...

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Keanu Reeves paternity claim “Bogus”

26 January 2010 | Amanda Melton

In his Weird Cases column for The Times, Gary Slapper reports today ("the paternity matrix") on the Canadian paternity suit brought against Keanu Reeves by Karen Sala. In a case full of cringeworthy...

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CSA suspends action against “hero” father

11 January 2010 | Amanda Melton

The CSA is not known for its understanding any more than it is highly regarded for its speed of action. Surprisingly, it has acted promptly and, on the face of it, with some sensitivity, in the case...

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Contact order where child outside EU

17 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

The Supreme Court ruled in re I (A Child) [2009] UKSC 10, interpreting  art 12.3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003 ("Brussels II Revised"), that parties to child contact proceedings could opt in...

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Shared Residence Orders – a cautionary tale

16 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

Whilst family lawyers frequently tell their clients involved in contact and residence disputes that the Court's approach can produce singular results, the case of Re R (A Child) [2009] EWHC B38 (Fam)...

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Sir Bob Geldof’s “deep rage for our Family Courts and the inadequate practitioners that work within it”

14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

In his foreword to "Relocation and Leave to Remove" a report published on 7 December 2009 and penned by The Custody Minefield, an internet resource for parents and families in children's disputes on relationship...

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Lord Justice deplores underfunding of Family Justice system

14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

In his address to the Association of Lawyers for Children at their annual conference in Manchester on Wednesday, 9 December 2009, Lord Justice Wall said that "the need for a powerful and properly resourced...

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Local Authorities try Judge’s patience

14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

Mr Justice Hedley was so annoyed by the antics of Orkney Island Council ("OIC") and Cambridgeshire County Council ("CCC") that he declared "time-out" before delivering his judgement in the case of Re "I"...

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Media’s right to report family cases under attack

14 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

A paper published last week by Robert George and Ceridwen Roberts of Oxford University warns that the new legislation contained in the Children Schools and Families Bill ‘lacks sufficient clarity’,...

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