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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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Court of Appeal – ex-wife to leave Chelsea home

3 December 2009 | Amanda Melton

The Court of appeal have concluded Mrs Miller Smith must leave the£14 million Chelsea family home, presently requiring a monthly  mortgage payment of £27,000, concluding that although Mr Miller Smith...

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