Thursday 9 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
High Court allows letter of request to overseas trustees in divorce finances case
The High Court has ordered a letter of request to be sent to the judicial authorities of an EU member state so that offshore trust documents can be sought in a divorce financial remedy…
Thursday 2 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court finds husband could afford higher interim maintenance despite resisting disclosure
In ST v NT [2026] EWFC 171, the Family Court held that a husband who resisted disclosing company account statements could afford interim maintenance above the £5,000 a month he was paying his wife.
Wednesday 1 July 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court considers inheritance received after separation in 25-year marriage
The Family Court at Exeter, in P v P [2026] EWFC 209 (B), considered how far an inheritance received after separation should be drawn on to meet the other spouse's needs at the end…
Wednesday 24 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court: interim maintenance and legal costs ruling after an overseas divorce
The Family Court held on 24 June 2026 that, on an interim application after an overseas divorce, the court may weigh the overall strength of the claim in broad terms, and that payments for…
Tuesday 23 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Court directs single joint expert on Russian law in Potanina v Potanin
Mr Justice MacDonald ruled on 23 June 2026 on case management disputes in a Part III financial remedy case, directing a single joint expert on Russian law and settling the questions the expert must…
Monday 22 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court examines mother’s plan to move three children within the UK
In Re BCD (Internal Relocation), the Family Court at Wolverhampton considered a mother's application to relocate her children, weighing their welfare, their time with their father and the detail of her plan.
Thursday 18 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Hague return application stayed after Polish court’s interim order that child live in England
The High Court Family Division stayed a Hague Convention 1980 return application because an interim Polish residence decision had the child living in England, a ruling relevant to parents in cross-border child disputes.
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court: no power to order a sale under the 1973 Act after a former wife’s death
The Family Court held it has no jurisdiction to make a section 24A order for sale under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 after one party has died, striking out a former husband's application over…
Wednesday 17 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Court of Appeal sends back interim order separating boy, 6, from parents
The Court of Appeal allowed a children's guardian's appeal against an interim care order authorising a six-year-old's removal to foster care, and sent the local authority's application back for rehearing.
Tuesday 16 June 2026
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Family Law · Judgment
Family Court refuses to unpick arbitrator’s child arrangements award
A Family Court judge rejected a mother's challenge to a private arbitrator's child arrangements determination and said he would make it a court order, setting out how such challenges are triaged.