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Guidance for people involved in UK-EU cross-border family law disputes.
We hear cases where a child who is the subject of legal proceedings must be protected and this protection is not possible under the Children Act 1989. This is called our ‘inherent jurisdiction’. The most common type of case is...
Protect your right to live in a registered or unregistered property owned by your spouse or civil partner during a divorce or separation - getting home rights, after a continuation order
Find out if you are eligible for the Family Mediation Voucher Scheme and how to apply.
Guidance on children and the family courts for separated parents.
Statistics relating to separated families and their child maintenance arrangements.
Find out what reducing parental conflict is and about the work of the Reducing Parental Conflict Programme.
Seeking views on proposed amendments to Part 6 (Service) and new rules in Part 7 (Procedure for Applications in Matrimonial and Civil Partnership Proceedings) of the Family Procedure Rules 2010.
This document contains the following information: Family law: financial relief after foreign divorce.
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