Changes to the format of court orders and documents really does not happen very often but we have a big change coming in respect of grant of probate. Have a look at the picture above and you can see how significant the changes are. There is a real push to move more of the court service online …
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Online divorce…. no, not a ‘quickie’ divorce….
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 …
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 …