Monday 10 August 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court: partner named as “parent” on birth certificate did not gain parental responsibility
The Family Court held on 10 August 2026 that a woman registered as a child's "parent" did not acquire parental responsibility, because the child was conceived by sexual intercourse, not assisted reproduction.
Friday 7 August 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
High Court hears appeal against occupation order excluding father from family home
In KM v LN [2026] EWHC 2123 (Fam), the High Court considered an appeal against a Family Law Act 1996 occupation order excluding a father from the family home, alongside revised interim child arrangements.
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court refuses to delay children’s Egypt relocation case for father’s asylum appeal
The Family Court at Nottingham refused a father's request to adjourn a mother's plan to relocate children to Egypt until his asylum appeal had run its course, a question relevant to parents in similar…
Tuesday 4 August 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court: no costs order against a mother who intervened in her daughter’s divorce case
The Family Court ruled on 4 August 2026 that a mother discharged as an intervenor faces no costs order, while costs between the divorced couple stay reserved until the renewed financial remedies proceedings.
Monday 3 August 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court grants interim anti-suit injunction restraining wife from foreign financial claims
The Family Court has granted a husband an interim anti-suit injunction restraining his wife from starting or pursuing proceedings in Russia, or elsewhere outside England and Wales, asserting property or other financial claims arising…
Friday 31 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal sets aside pool finding against mother over a toddler’s bruises
The Court of Appeal on 31 July 2026 allowed a mother's appeal against a finding that she might have bruised her young son, and substituted a finding that her former partner probably caused those…
Thursday 30 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal rules on mother’s bid to set aside Hague order returning child to Texas
The Court of Appeal gave judgment on 30 July 2026 on a mother's appeal against a judge's refusal to set aside or stay an order returning her child to Texas under the 1980 Hague…
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Family Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal sets aside child relocation refusal and travel order, orders rehearing
The Court of Appeal allowed a mother's appeals against the refusal of her application to relocate a child to a Gulf State and a prohibited steps order restricting another child's travel there, and ordered…
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court rejects mother’s wrist, hammer and control allegations after fact-finding
HHJ Willans, in a judgment of 30 July 2026 following a three-day hearing where both parents alleged abuse, did not find proven the allegations of controlling and coercive behaviour, a hidden hammer and lead…
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal hears mother’s appeal against care and placement orders for two sisters
The Court of Appeal gave judgment on 29 July 2026 on a mother's appeal against care and placement orders made for her two young daughters, raising the question of whether the orders were proportionate.