The court service (HMCTS for short) has been putting together and trialling 'online' divorce and this is now available to some to use to go through divorce proceedings as opposed to using the paper version. There are limitations. You can only use it to dissolve a marriage, not a civil partnership …
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Obeying court orders about children
There was a recent decision by the Court of Appeal that really brings home the consequences of failing to obey court orders. The court has various powers to punish for contempt of court. Contempt of court (in cases about children) is usually where the court finds that you knew that you were ordered …
Married, couples and remaining single
Latest figures from the Office of National Statistics released today show the number of the population of England and Wales aged 16 and over who were married in 2017 (51.0%) has remained broadly unchanged since 2010, but has reduced slightly since 2002 (54.8%). So, fewer people are getting …