Schedule 1: Missed opportunities

JMW | Family Law Journal | November 2014 #141
James Brown suggests that Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 is underused and looks at the courts’ approach ‘Schedule 1 can be applied to small/medium-asset cases even if the result is that the absent parent will have to sell their property in order to house the applicant and the child.’ Family law practitioners are …

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Children Act 1989, Schedule 1: Alternative route

Merrick Solicitors | Family Law Journal | April 2014 #135
Edward Kitchen outlines best practice when dealing with a claim under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 ‘Property settlements under Schedule 1 are made with the express purpose of reverting to the settlor once the child reaches majority or completes education.’ At a time when it seems that the traditional family structure appears to …

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Costs: No order or a clean sheet?

Bennett Griffin | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131
Richard Adams sets out a reminder of the courts’ approach to costs orders in family proceedings ‘The approach of the court in making costs orders will depend on the exact nature of the proceedings, although the types of costs orders available remain the same.’ The recent Court of Appeal decision in Solomon v Solomon [2013] …

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