Fact-Finding Hearings in Family Courts
Fact-Finding Hearings in Family Courts A fact-finding hearing is a standalone hearing in child arrangements proceedings, which takes place to determine whether allegations raised by one person, or…
An Ultimate Guide To Parental Responsibility
As a parent, you have wide-ranging powers over your child as well as a responsibility to use them in his or her best interests. In law, this is called “parental responsibility” and while most of us…
Child Maintenance FAQs
“My partner and I recently broke up and we have children together. Where do I start with organising child maintenance?” Navigating the UK's child maintenance system can seem overwhelming, but here's…
How Child Maintenance is Calculated – 3 Steps
Understanding how child maintenance is determined is a frequent query at Blanchards, with significant implications for both parents’ finances. Navigating the complexities of CMS (Child Maintenance…
Six Common Myths About Child Maintenance
Navigating the complexities of child maintenance can be daunting for many parents, not least as there are so many misconceptions. In this blog post we’ll dispel some common myths… Myth 1: Child…
Navigating the Complexities of Child Maintenance: 8 Essential Insights
Child maintenance, while vital for supporting the well-being of children, presents a myriad of challenges and nuances, some of which extend beyond the structured approach of the Child Maintenance…
Mother Stops Child Having Transgender Treatment
Over the weekend of 20 October 2023, the legal press reported how a mother is battling her former husband in the High Court in England over whether their teenage child should have medical treatment…
New child maintenance powers to protect victims of domestic abuse
The Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. Receiving Royal Assent means it is now a part of our law. You can access the Act here: Child Support…
Schedule 1 under the Children Act – child maintenance ‘Top Up Orders’
At Blanchards Law we have come across many occasions whereby an imbalance of earnings between parents can severely affect the primary carer of the children, while the absent parent lives a far more…
The Enforceability of Recitals in Family law Consent Orders. Has anything changed since the case BSA v NVT?
The case of BSA v NVT [2020] EWHC 2906 (Fam) has sought to address enforceability issues surrounding recitals as part of a consent order made in financial remedy proceedings (family law financial…
