by Megan BennieWhat if Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman decide to part ways?
The English TV producer and entrepreneur Simon Cowell has been enjoying a very successful, very happy relationship with his partner, New York socialite Lauren Silverman, since 2013. The two announced they were together after Silverman’s pregnancy came to light, and now have a 3-year-old son, Eric, together. There’s no sign that the two are planning on splitting up any time soon – in fact...
by AdminSingle Life: Valentine’s Day tips… From your secret admirer.
Single this Valentine’s Day? Are you, like many others wondering why you’ve not been struck by Cupid’s arrow? Or perhaps this is your first Valentine’s Day ‘alone’ and you’re wondering what on earth you are going to do. Rest assured, the 14th of February will not be the day that you get home from work, put on your pyjamas, tuck into a tub of Ben and Jerry’s and watch Bridget Jones. You will...
by AdminIn Focus: Re W (Care Order: Judge’s Failure to Engage with Evidence)
In Focus: Re W (Care Order: Judge’s Failure to Engage with Evidence) Royal Courts of Justice A Watford judge ignored detailed evidence that three children were at risk of emotional harm – prompting a local authority to successfully appeal – and have its application, to put the children into long term care, reheard. In Re W 2014 the court heard that the three children’s mother had...
by AdminIn Focus – Changes to child maintenance
Major changes are being made to the process of giving and receiving child maintenance. The Child Support Agency (CSA) is closing and a new agency is being introduced called the Child Maintenance Service (CMS). Fees are also being introduced for making an application to receive child maintenance. Read on if you are a parent and want to know more about these changes and how they may affect you....
by AdminIn Focus – The Rt. Hon Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division
Sir James Munby is the most senior family judge in England and Wales. Since his appointment as President of the Family Division and the Court of Protection on 11th January 2013, Munby has been making it his mission to transform the family courts, making them more transparent, efficient and user friendly. In January this year he handed down guidance to family court judges, urging them to make...
by AdminIn Focus – New Single Family Court
The new Single Family Court was introduced today. Why? It is hoped that the new Single Family Court will focus more on the needs of children in the system and that lengthy delays will be reduced. A review carried out in 2011 found that vulnerable children were having their “futures undermined” by excessive delays, with care and supervision cases taking an average of 56 weeks from...
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