A Unique Family Court Case: FI v DO [2024] EWFC 384 (B) In a recent and rather unique family court case, FI v DO [2024] EWFC 384 (B), the court dealt with a range of issues stemming from the breakdown of a marriage. The case involved not only the typical financial and property disputes but also an …
Blocking the sale of a house
In the recent case of WZ v HZ [2024] EWFC 407 (B), the Family Court dealt with a complex and prolonged financial dispute between a divorced couple, WZ (the wife) and HZ (the husband). Background WZ and HZ were married for thirteen years and separated in 2018. They have one child together, Child A, …
Open reporting in family law cases
Transparency, which you will start to hear a lot, is about the open report of family law cases - but still with some restrictions to protect the young and vulnerable. Justice has to be seen to be done - in addition to actually being done - and so the public, who the courts serve, should be able to …