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A clean break between divorce and money

Separating divorce proceedings from financial claims is a step in the right direction but more could easily be done to make the whole process more user friendly, says Hazel Wright

Turning over pebbles: when to stop seeking disclosure and make an offer instead

There comes a point when there has to be clear advice to the client that absent any soundly based dispute of fact, the FDR should be the final hearing, urges District Judge Howard Kemp

Leading online divorce service buys law firm

Acquisition will increase reputational profile and keep profits in-house

Unreasonable behaviour petitions 'far more acrimonious' since Owens v Owens

Resolution will advise members to keep seeking constructive solution

Relocation, relocation

Elizabeth Fletcher considers whether more parents will want to return home to the EU in light of Brexit and where the law stands on relocation applications

Special contributions and 'geniuses'

Philip Hunter considers the thorny issue of 'special contributions' and the direction the court might take to address the difficulties presented to practitioners when advising clients

Concern over MoJ's freedom of information performance

Family lawyer says ICO's ongoing monitoring of ministry is 'worrying'

Family judge refuses to hear cases where alleged domestic abusers cross-examine complainants

Practice is 'a stain on the reputation of our family justice system', says Mr Justice Hayden