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A consultation on reforming financial remedies on divorce and strengthening protections for cohabitants at the end of their relationship.
Foreword Families are the bedrock of our society and this Labour…
Equalities impact assessment: a fairer end to relationships A consultation…
A consultation on reforming financial remedies on divorce and…
Seeking views on the principle of proposed amendments to the Family Procedure Rules and Practice Directions, to encourage early resolution of private law arrangements.
A response by the government to the independent review of the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) response to domestic abuse.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Contents Ministerial Foreword I am very grateful to Dr Samantha Callan for…
The Bill makes important changes to the legal process for married couples to obtain a divorce, for civil partners to dissolve their civil partnership, or for obtaining a judicial separation.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Table setting out the similarities and differences between civil partnership and marriage as it applies to same-sex and opposite-sex couples.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
This call for evidence seeks views on the financial position of separated parents and the social security system.
Seeking views on how best to change the law to reduce family conflict and strengthen family responsibility.
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