Family Court Reporting Watch Roundup
Welcome to the Roundup, where we correct, clarify and comment on media reports of family law, explain and comment on published family court judgments, and highlight other transparency news.
Final divorce orders – a ‘particular category’
In this guest post, barrister Elizabeth Wark explains what happened when a solicitor accidentally applied online for a divorce for the wrong client, and why that couldn’t be fixed by the court. The facts In the recent case of Williams v. Williams [2024] EWHC 733...
Maintenance for a disabled adult child: a case of legal blogging
Between August 2022 and June 2023, I observed, online, a number of hearings in a single case heard by His Honour Judge Shelton who is a judge in the family court in Leeds. The case was about the amount of money that the father/ex husband (James) should pay towards his...
Transparency – cases about finance on divorce
The Financial Remedies Court sub-group of the Transparency Implementation Group (TIG ) has published a 164 page report. This refers to cases about financial remedies on divorce i.e resolving issues between divorcing couples about their income and assets – they are not...
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