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It may come as a surprise but, even if you have been divorced abroad, there is a great deal that...

Where one parent moves abroad with his or her children, leaving the other behind, the result can...

Surnames reflect family heritage and most people view them as an essential part of their...

The confidentiality of the process by which an adopted child becomes part of a new, permanent and...

An intransigent and dogmatic approach to divorce is an infallible way of making the process far...

When children suffer unexplained injuries, few would quarrel with social workers and medical...

A 'couple' is defined in law as two people living as partners in an enduring family relationship...

Concerns that children may be used as pawns amidst the cut and thrust of divorce proceedings are...

The value of many assets has been devastated by COVID-19 – but is that a good enough reason...

Judges often plead with divorcing couples to bury the hatchet rather than subject themselves to...

It is sadly true that bankruptcy proceedings are sometimes used by perfectly solvent individuals...

The legal concept of habitual residence is a notoriously slippery one, but the ease of global...

Sensible people accept that they have a moral responsibility financially to maintain their...

COVID-19 has without doubt drastically affected the fortunes of some very wealthy people. As a ...

Any good lawyer will tell you that it is far better for divorcing couples to agree how their...

Working out the financial consequences of divorce takes time and that is why judges have the power...

Cross-border child abduction is an all too frequent result of broken relationships but it is also...

Some relationships sadly do not survive the prospect of impending parenthood and that can result...

Many divorcees feel that judges have given them a raw deal when dividing up marital assets. They...

Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic it has become even more popular to seek resolution of financial...

Couples who buy a home together tend to assume that true love lasts forever and that the property...

A parent who wishes to move from one country to another with his or her child must first obtain...

Unmarried couples should be under no illusions that they have legal rights equivalent to those who...

How, if at all, is the duty of local authorities to allow children in their care reasonable...

When long-term relationships between unmarried couples break down, disentangling their property...

Adopting children from abroad can complete families and be of great benefit to all concerned....

Adopting children from overseas is fraught with legal pitfalls and those who attempt to do so...

It is not only in the realms of fiction that lovers choose to marry in secret, away from the gaze...

Despite the drive towards achieving economic equality between the sexes, it remains common for...

In the throes of family breakdown, parents often focus on their own personal battles – but...