Time to review your child maintenance arrangements
Following the breakdown of a relationship, the priority of parents is to make sure their children are appropriately cared for.
Time to review your child maintenance arrangements
Following the breakdown of a relationship, the priority of parents is to make sure their children are appropriately cared for.
Criminalisation of Forced Marriage
Monday 16 June 2014 marks a momentous occasion in the fight against forced marriages. As of today, the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 will…
A quick guide to the Inquest system
The high profile Inquest into the death of Mark Duggan in January of this year may have raised questions for those who have never been involved with…
Child Arrangement Orders … Just a Change of Label?
The labelling of Court Orders setting out the arrangements regarding the upbringing of children after parents have separated is an issue which Governments have been wrestling with…
Has your relative been detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act?
A person detained under section 3 of the Mental Health Act can appeal in their own right to the Mental Health Tribunal or the Hospital Managers…
‘Clare’s Law’ introduced to tackle domestic violence
The Home Office has introduced a scheme allowing police to disclose to individuals details of their partners’ abusive pasts, known as the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme.
Help to Buy or Help the Builder?
“Help to Buy” has been in the news increasingly recently. Official house price figures show a national increase of 6.8% on the year. Traditionally such statistics attract…
Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Notices
From Saturday, 8 March 2014, police have been afforded additional powers to prevent people arrested for domestic violence offences & released without charge contacting the original complainant…
5 things you didn’t know about section 2 of the Mental Health Act.
1 in 4 people will suffer with mental illness in their lifetime. With such a high probability it is hardly surprising that for a few people this…
What Happens If Social Services Are Concerned About Your Child?
If Social Services are involved with your family, you are not alone. According to recent news, there has been an increase in the number of Child Protection…
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