Articles by ‘Simon Bassett’

A report by the Public Accounts Committee has praised the launch of the new child maintenance service, and said that it fixed a number of problems encountered by the previous two systems.

Divorce settlements discriminate against woman who gave up work to run the family home, one woman has claimed.

Sir James Munby, the head of the Family Division, has set a new precedent in law after waving a rule on surrogacy in the interest of the child.

New rules came into effect on October 1 to allow fathers and partners to attend up to two antenatal appointments.  The changes became law through the Children and Families Act 2014, and represent a major shift from traditional views of pregnancy as predominately a mother’s concern.

A comment from the head of the Family Division Sir James Munby about the ‘sloppy practices’ of social workers has put the process of adoption reform on the brink of crisis, according the minister for children.

One of the UK’s most senior judges has called for more rigorous checks after 179 divorce applications gave the same bogus address.

The amount families are paying in inheritance tax (IHT) has hit its highest level in six years, according to new government figures.

Crucial steps towards ending secrecy in the family courts have been set out by a leading judge as he published proposals to open cases to the public for the first time.

Family lawyers constantly advise their clients that they have a duty to provide full and frank financial disclosure to the Court, but what is the position if a spouse does not do so and purposely holds back or misleads the Court? Surely a person should be able to take the matter back to Court and overturn the Order?

Ashya King, the five-year-old boy at the centre of the debate surrounding parental rights and European arrest warrants, has now ceased to be a ward of the court and has been flown to Prague to receive treatment for a brain tumour.

A ruling by a High Court Judge has sparked a debate about the extent to which new relationships should be taken into account when courts divide up a couple’s assets.

Average house prices across the UK have rocketed by 11.7 per cent this year, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics.