November 2013 #131 Issue Archives | Legalease Law Journals

Adoption: A fresh approach?

St Ives Chambers | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

Matthew Maynard highlights the wider implications of the Court of Appeal decision in Re B-S

Expert Evidence: Cautious territory

Bishop & Sewell LLP | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

In the conclusion to a two-part analysis, Margaret Heathcote examines the procedural aspects of instructing experts and the courts’ approach to the amended rules

Fostering: Making allowances

Bishop & Sewell LLP | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

In the second of a two-part analysis, Duncan Ranton considers recent case law on fostering allowances and kinship carers

Decree Absolute: Seeking closure

Lake Legal LLP | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

Claire Glaister looks at the powers of the court upon an application for decree absolute by the respondent to divorce proceedings

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

International Focus: Across the globe

Withers LLP | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

In the first of a two-part analysis Suzanne Kingston, Adele Pledger and Paulina Sandler compare approaches to spousal maintenance in a range of jurisdictions

Contact: The impact of delay

Rayden Solicitors | Family Law Journal | November 2013 #131

Kate Elliott discusses the decision in Re A and the implications of protracted proceedings in intractable contact disputes

Family Law Journal: November 2013 #131