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Spousal inheritance shares upon divorce

Julia Cluley considers if spouses can be prevented from claiming inheritance on divorce

Health Secretary and Health Security Agency to be sued by families over care home covid deaths

Families whose loved ones died in care homes during the covid 19 pandemic are preparing legal claims against the Health Secretary, the Health Security Agency and individual care homes

DIY divorces and the importance of a financial order

Victoria Emens explores steps for a divorcing couple achieving a financial settlement to obtain the court's approval

Family court statistics reveal significant backlogs persist

Family law solicitors report numbers of litigants in person remain high

Hands, face, alcohol trace: hair dye, hand sanitiser and forensic tests

Chaynee Hodgetts scrutinises the risk of false positive alcohol metabolite testing results

Litigation misconduct in family law

Victoria Spencer considers the risks of litigation misconduct in Family Court cases

Women’s Health Strategy: only the beginning

Gemma Davison reviews recent the public policy purview on women

Divorce: the new vintage

Phoebe Pexton considers wine as an asset in marital property