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Home Office Consultation on Domestic Violence The Government are holding a public consultation to look at widening the definition of Domestic Violence, one of the proposals is to include "coercive ... 16 Jan 12, by rubytuesday Latest 17 Feb 12 by rubytuesday 1 2 3 ... 9	Replies:57 :8427	Latest by rubytuesday 17 Feb 12
Family Justice Review Final Report The Norgrove panel have produced their final report. It offers no hope at all for the thousands of children sundered from their parents and bases its conclusio ... 02 Nov 11, by Forseti Latest 12 Jan 12 by jessica_bluebell 1 2 3 ... 8	Replies:49 :7702	Latest by jessica_bluebell 12 Jan 12

The change. In the light of PTSD, and psychological issues being an underlying part of divorce allegations. So much so that PTSD can cause misinterpretations of the ... 20 Jul 19, by Allcry Latest 24 Jul 19 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :2147	Latest by rubytuesday 24 Jul 19
My experience of divorce I am now divorced and have received a settlement. Hallelujah The s ... 09 Jun 18, by Under60 Latest 13 Jun 18 by Mitchum	Replies:6 :1649	Latest by Mitchum 13 Jun 18
Defended divorce in Court of Appeal on Valentines! Wow... will be interesting to see the outcome of this one. Bring on the no fault divorce I say! 14 Feb 17, by Bubblegum11 Latest 15 Feb 17 by dukey	Replies:1 :1210	Latest by dukey 15 Feb 17
Please make abuse count I was assaulted by my x husband and it feels so unfair that it does not count. He frightened and broke my youngest toys, he still maintains it was my fa ... 10 Jan 17, by Daffodil123 Latest 17 Jan 17 by Bubblegum11	Replies:2 :1021	Latest by Bubblegum11 17 Jan 17
Child maintenance Am a single mum, my ex never paid any child maintenance for our daughter. I have raised her for 11yrs on my own he kept threatend to call the immigration to de ... 08 Oct 16, by Flora234	Replies:0 :889
When is a contract not a contract? In Family Court I am a 49 yr old British pilot working in the Middle East. My ex-wife, who is a Kiwi but holds a UK passport, and I separated in 2009. She left me and our child ... 18 Oct 15, by Don Quixote Latest 19 Oct 15 by Fiona	Replies:2 :1189	Latest by Fiona 19 Oct 15
Law Commision papers on pre-marital assets Hi. im curious to know if anyone else has an interest in the Law Commissions Reform papers that covered Pre-Marital and Inheritance assets, if so do you know wh ... 21 Jun 14, by exhasperated Latest 21 Jun 14 by exhasperated	Replies:2 :1111	Latest by exhasperated 21 Jun 14
Law Commission Report out soon lawcom ... 09 Feb 14, by maggie Latest 09 Feb 14 by Fiona	Replies:1 :1028	Latest by Fiona 09 Feb 14
Govt response - Supporting separated families The Government have published their response to the consultation - Supporting Separated Families; securing children’s futures. Executive Summary - 07 Nov 13, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :828
e-Petition - Restore Family Legal Aid An e-petition has been launched and can be found here: 09 Apr 13, by u6c00 Latest 07 Jun 13 by u6c00	Replies:6 :1447	Latest by u6c00 07 Jun 13
Support for those unfairly treated? Hi all, Without trawling thorugh all the previous threads, can anyone simply tell me if there are any review / pressure groups available to help those ... 25 Feb 13, by Enough Already Latest 02 Jun 13 by NoWhereToTurnl 1 2 3	Replies:16 :3004	Latest by NoWhereToTurnl 02 Jun 13
NEW! CHANGES FROM APRIL 2013 As of 1 April this year, the government is hoping to trim some £350m from the £2bn Legal Aid budget by scrapping almost all Legal Aid for private family law c ... 25 Mar 13, by FrancesPlace Latest 27 Mar 13 by Enough Already 1 2	Replies:8 :2402	Latest by Enough Already 27 Mar 13
Co-habitation we are unable to sell the house we both own as I have 3 children under the age of 16yrs 2 of which resides with my ex and 1 child with me. she refuses ... 26 Feb 13, by Shyanne Latest 26 Feb 13 by rubytuesday	Replies:3 :1115	Latest by rubytuesday 26 Feb 13
Court paperwork I don''t know what anyone else thinks, but seeing as their is a high probability of more people having to Self Rep from April 2013. I think the courts should do ... 17 Feb 13, by butterfly crossing Latest 17 Feb 13 by perin123	Replies:1 :1060	Latest by perin123 17 Feb 13
Changing the Law? I''m finally divorced and all the legal stuff is behind me. I''m as staggered now as I was at the beginning at how crazy the current system is. I start ... 06 Feb 13, by tim waits Latest 10 Feb 13 by downland 1 2 3 ... 8	Replies:54 :7327	Latest by downland 10 Feb 13
50/50 pension split I would just like to see a fairer system where you automatically get a 50/50 split of pension for the amount of time you have been married, taking into account ... 21 Dec 12, by butterfly crossing Latest 19 Jan 13 by Gloriasurvive	Replies:3 :1130	Latest by Gloriasurvive 19 Jan 13
Law Commission on divorce Thanks to John Bolch for this link 13 Dec 12, by maggie Latest 14 Dec 12 by dukey	Replies:3 :1286	Latest by dukey 14 Dec 12
Fathers 4 Justice - An outsider''s perspective This post was inspired by a recent post on this forum which seemed to lead to some debate. Unfortunately that debate was somewhat off topic for the original po ... 03 Nov 12, by u6c00 Latest 04 Nov 12 by soulruler 1 2 3 4	Replies:21 :4975	Latest by soulruler 04 Nov 12
Chris Grayling is new Minister for Justice Ken Clarke has been moved to "Minister Without Portfolio", and is to be replaced by Chris Grayling, who was (until this morning) Minister of S ... 04 Sep 12, by rubytuesday Latest 04 Sep 12 by JamesLondon	Replies:5 :1185	Latest by JamesLondon 04 Sep 12
LC to tidy law on financial provision From today''s LSG - The Law Commission is to bring ‘clarity and predictability’ to the law entitling married coup ... 08 Feb 12, by rubytuesday Latest 15 Aug 12 by maggie 1 2 3	Replies:15 :3647	Latest by maggie 15 Aug 12
England to mirror Scots family law? Recently, there have been recommendations made for England/Wales legislation to mirror certain elements of Scots law, this is an interesting development. 27 Jul 12, by rubytuesday Latest 27 Jul 12 by LittleMrMike	Replies:5 :1253	Latest by LittleMrMike 27 Jul 12
Fathers'' rights 02 Feb 12, by maccy2 Latest 27 Jul 12 by Fiona 1 2	Replies:13 :2692	Latest by Fiona 27 Jul 12
Parent with care One anomaly I would like to see corrected is the connection between money (in the form of child benefit) and care for children. The assumption should be that b ... 17 Jun 09, by FabDad Latest 12 Jul 12 by fluffy76	Replies:5 :1099	Latest by fluffy76 12 Jul 12
Family Justice Modernisation Programme For those of you who are interested in the current changes and proposed modernisation of the Family Justice system, I thought you may find these updates, from M ... 20 Jun 12, by rubytuesday Latest 12 Jul 12 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :1185	Latest by rubytuesday 12 Jul 12
Justice Ryder''s Speech on Reform and Modernisation Justice Ryder gave a speech yesterday at the Public Child Care Law Conference in London, outlining the timetable and process for the Family Justice Modernisati ... 27 Jun 12, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :1014
Equal civil marriage consultation The Home Office are holding a public consultation on the Govt''s proposals on same-sex marriage. Under current legislation a marriage can only be between a cou ... 21 May 12, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :1177
Father''s getting a fair shot Hi there. It''s only a question really - but I wonder about statistics related to working parents and their eligibility for Legal Aid. This is ... 20 Feb 12, by Steve69 Latest 14 May 12 by Shi Tong	Replies:3 :1005	Latest by Shi Tong 14 May 12
What would YOU Change, and Why? I was reading through some old posts last night, and found a number of discussions about what people would change within the Family Law system, and why. 02 Dec 11, by rubytuesday Latest 02 May 12 by u6c00 1 2 3 4	Replies:25 :4431	Latest by u6c00 02 May 12
Govt Response to the Norgrove Report The Government has just released its official response to the Family Justice Final Review 06 Feb 12, by rubytuesday	Replies:0 :979
Proposed changes to domestic violence law This article from the Daily Mail: Men accused of ‘bullying or abusing’ their wives could face criminal charges un ... 12 Dec 11, by rubytuesday Latest 12 Dec 11 by rubytuesday	Replies:1 :1285	Latest by rubytuesday 12 Dec 11
Dear Ministry of Justice Dear Wikivorcers I know this is going to start some hares running, but there are problems on the horizon and they can only get worse. As I see ... 05 Dec 11, by LittleMrMike Latest 06 Dec 11 by dukey	Replies:3 :1092	Latest by dukey 06 Dec 11
New Laws for Psychological Violence in Europe 29 Jun 11, by MontyPython Latest 23 Oct 11 by James53	Replies:4 :1177	Latest by James53 23 Oct 11
Family law reform Survey - deadline 28th Sept! For any wikis who are interested .... we have been sent this. Hadenoughnow Last Call for the UK FRM Survey! Simply click the att ... 26 Sep 11, by hadenoughnow Latest 28 Sep 11 by stepper 1 2	Replies:9 :2395	Latest by stepper 28 Sep 11
Fathers for justice ... 27 Jun 08, by Arnie Saccnuson Latest 21 Jul 11 by Arnie Saccnuson 1 2 3 ... 26	Replies:181 :38.2k	Latest by Arnie Saccnuson 21 Jul 11
Grumpy Old Folk Speak Up! Letter to Mr Cameron... Dear Mr Cameron, Please find below our suggestion for fixing the UK's economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squande ... 29 Jun 11, by MontyPython Latest 29 Jun 11 by James53	Replies:2 :1061	Latest by James53 29 Jun 11
Sound Off For Justice Video Some of you might be interested in this video, from the campaign group - Sound Off For Justice, who are campaigning against the proposed legal aid cuts. 26 May 11, by rubytuesday Latest 26 May 11 by rubytuesday	Replies:2 :1198	Latest by rubytuesday 26 May 11
All Party Parliamentary Group on Family Law Hi there, This Group has been set up to try and make things better inside the family justice system for parents and children and to that end it is havi ... 29 Nov 10, by Sobek Latest 01 Apr 11 by maggie 1 2	Replies:11 :2485	Latest by maggie 01 Apr 11
Family Justice Review proposals Spring 2011 www.justice.gov.uk/re ... 19 Oct 10, by maggie Latest 31 Mar 11 by maggie	Replies:3 :1246	Latest by maggie 31 Mar 11

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