19 Feb, 2019
Birth Registration for Transgender Parents
An important current legal case is considering birth registration for children born to transgender parents, asking whether UK law is right to insist that a parent who gives birth but
29 Jan, 2019
I’m a single parent through surrogacy – should I apply for a parental order?
Following our last blog about the law change for law change for single parents through surrogacy, we’ve been talking to single mums and dads considering applying for parental orders.
30 Jul, 2018
I am separating from my partner. Will I have to go to court to resolve things for the children? What are the other options?
Separating is always tough, particularly where there are children involved. You will need to work through who the children will live with and what time they will spend with the
25 Jul, 2018
Unreasonable behaviour as a ground for divorce and the case of Owens v Owens
It is rare as lawyers that we wait with bated breath for a Judgment but it was mouths agog in our office this morning when the judgment on this widely
22 Jun, 2018
Celebrating 15 years of the Hague Adoption Convention in the UK
On 1 June 2003, the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Hague Convention) came into force in the UK. The purpose of
11 May, 2018
Getting divorced? Check out our five most frequently asked questions about sorting the finances
Will I keep my home? Your family home is not just an asset, but the place where you live (or have lived) together, and where you may be raising your
25 Apr, 2018
University of Manchester to launch new study on the ‘unscripted’ role of sperm and egg donors
The University of Manchester are launching a new research study to explore the social implications of donating sperm or eggs and the effects their decision to donate has on their
25 May, 2017
More High Court decisions following sperm donor clinic errors
Another NGA case has been published recently, and joins the long list of other declaration of parentage cases, nicknamed the “Alphabet” cases which have been heard by the High Court.
08 Jan, 2016
What happens when a couple with frozen embryos divorces?
In a recent Californian case, a judge ordered that a divorced couple’s frozen embryos should be destroyed. The embryos were created after the ex-wife, Lee’s, diagnosis of breast cancer, as
11 Aug, 2015
We are all equal…. but are some more equal than others when it comes to grounds for divorce?
The iPM programme on Radio 4 on 1 August discussed the case of a woman who was unable to divorce her husband for adultery because he had sexual affairs with men rather
