Children and family law update spring 2025

This webinar provides an update on the changes in legislation, case law and guidance affecting children and family law in 2025, covering, amongst others, the following topics:

Children and domestic abuse matters

• Developments surrounding domestic abuse – the current position
• Enforcing contact – how to deal with cases of ‘alienating behaviours’
• Use of specific issue applications and parental responsibility
• Use of the pathfinder courts and how are these operating
• Expectations relating to MIAMS’s and NCDR
• Developments in cross examination and use of Qualified Legal Representatives
• Public children law cases and tackling delay
• Case law update

Finances, divorce and cohabitation

• Divorce and dissolution – developments in Procedure
• Financial remedy matters – case law developments and procedural changes
• Financial remedy cases – conduct, costs and use of nuptial agreements
• Maintenance pending suit applications
• Maintenance applications and schedule1 claims
• Case law update