Marriage & Divorce

Average time for Decree Absolute now 56 weeks
Up 7 weeks on same quarter last year News, 13/12/2018, free
President issues update to FGM standard orders
Corrects an error relating to powers of arrest. News, 12/12/2018, free
VW v BH (Contested Divorce Proceedings) [2018] EWFC B68
In this contested divorce a decree nisi was granted to the wife after the judge found that the husband had been committing adultery for 25 years and the wife had only found out about it in 2017. Judgment, 28/11/2018, free
NN v AS & Ors (Financial relief after overseas divorce) (Rev 1) [2018] EWHC 2973 (Fam)
Wife's application under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 following an Egyptian divorce. The wife failed to establish that the documents giving rise to the wider family's beneficial interests in three London properties were forgeries or sham transactions manufactured by the husband for the purposes of this litigation, but the court did make an order allowing her to live rent free in one of the properties until the child turned 18. Judgment, 21/11/2018, free
Law Commission to conduct full review of weddings law
Follows an announcement on the Budget and the Scoping Paper published in 2015 News, 02/11/2018, free

Akhter v Khan (Rev 3) [2018] EWFC 54
In a tweet: s.11 MCA 1973 could be interpreted sufficiently flexibly so as to find that an Islamic faith ceremony created a void rather than a non-marriage Case note, 26/10/2018, members only
M (BIIa Article 19: Court First Seised) [2018] EWCA Civ 1637
In a tweet: Successful appeal against a refusal to set aside an order requiring her children to be returned to England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
A v B (No. 2) [2018] EWFC 45
In a tweet: H’s FR application (brought 24 years after divorce) was dismissed Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
Owens v Owens [2018] UKSC 41
In a tweet: W's appeal dismissed. No new interpretation of s.1(2)(b). Case note, 06/08/2018, members only
Kelly v Pyres [2018] EWCA Civ 1368
In a tweet: CoA overturn an earlier decision that W had a domicile of choice in England Case note, 06/08/2018, members only

Owens v Owens: what the judgment means in practice
Recording of webinar first broadcast 25th July 2018 featuring James Turner QC, Professor Liz Trinder, Simon from Resolution National Committee and Nicola Rowlings. Webcast, 26/07/2018, members only
Family Law Hub Update: August 2017
10 questions on the various cases summarised in the July 2017 Family Law Hub Digest CPD course, 25/08/2017, members only
Pensions Update 2016
10 questions relating to Clive Weir's talk on pensions on divorce which was first recorded in September 2016 CPD course, 08/11/2016, members only
Flexit? What would happen to family law if we leave the EU?
Audio recording of webinar first broadcast live 26 April 2016 Webcast, 29/04/2016, free
Divorce Centres: what you need to know now
Mena Ruparel and Nicola Rowlings discuss implementation of centralised divorce processing and what it means for your applications now. Webcast, 22/07/2015, free

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