4 Brick Court: Articles
4 Brick Court is a set of barristers' chambers whose members undertake mainly family work. This section of the site has a number of articles related to family law, and a series of Family Law Updaters with an archive December 2007 onwards.
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Alternative Family Law
Alternative Family Law is a London law firm specialising in family law, established by solicitor and mediator Andrea Woelke in 2005. Its web site includes information about all aspects of family law, with particular emphasis on alternative approaches to family law and issues relating to same-sex relationships. |
Association of Lawyers for Children
The ALC is an organisation promoting justice for children and young people within the legal system of England and Wales. Its web site includes responses to proposed legislation, press releases, newsletters 2004 onwards (excluding the current issue), and a collection of links.
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Cafcass
Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) is a government agency set up to look after the interests of children involved in family court proceedings. The site is largely aimed at the general public, but it has a section (within "About Cafcass") on "The law about children". The “Publications” section contains a selection of publications and reports and a "Resources for Cafcass staff" area which includes a variety of policy and guidance documents, and “News” includes an archive of press releases 2009 onwards.
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David Hodson
David Hodson is a solicitor based primarily in England who specialises in international family law. His site's “Information” section includes articles on ADR, international family law, financial matters and other topics. "iGuides" comprises a set of about 20 guides to family law and practice written by the London law firm International Family Law Group.
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Department for Education: Families
The Families area of the Department for Education web site includes sections on adoption and intercountry adoption, with links to relevant UK legislation, guidance, and other information, as well as sections relating to children in care and child poverty. |
Department for Work and Pensions: Child Maintenance
This section of the DWP web site explains the management of the child maintenance system in Great Britain. It links to the Child Maintenance Options web site, and also includes a selection of publications produced by the now abolished Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission. |
Family Justice Council
The Family Justice Council (FJC) is an an independent public body created in 2004 to promote better outcomes for families and children who use the family justice system. It is currently sponsored by the Judicial Office. This section of the Judicial Office's site (Judiciary of England and Wales and Tribunals Judiciary) includes information about the FJC's work and about the family justice system in general; a selection of guidance and research publications; meeting summaries 2006 onwards; all annual reports to date; and consultations and responses. |
Family Law Bar Association
The FLBA is a specialist bar association for family barristers. The "Resources" section of the site includes recent press releases and consultation responses, and also links to recent cases on the BAILII web site and family law news on the Family Law Week and Jordans sites.
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Family Law Week
Family Law Week is a site providing current awareness and training for family practitioners. Selected cases 2005 onwards are available in digest or judgment form, as are judgments in earlier cases referred to on the site. There is also a legislation updater with links to text of Statutory Instruments and Bills; an archive of articles 2005 onwards; an archived newsletter March 2005 onwards; and a news service. Registration is required but access is free.
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Family Procedure Rules
The Family Procedure Rules (FPR) are the single set of rules now governing procedure throughout the family jurisdiction - in the High Court, county courts and family proceedings courts. The current version is provided here in the Guidance section of the Justice web portal. Besides the full text of the Rules and related Practice Directions there are links to other information, including to the FPR forms for which Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service is responsible. |
Getting Your Get
The Hebrew word get signifies a divorce document according to Jewish law, and this site provides information about obtaining a get in England, Wales and Scotland. It is written by Sharon Faith and Deanna Levine, who are both solicitors experienced in matrimonial disputes. Besides the main article "Getting your Get" (currently 6th edition 2008), the site reproduces articles on the subject from the Family Law Journal, Scots Law Times and Journal of the Law Society of Scotland.
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Hague Conference on Private International Law
The Hague Conference was first convened in 1893 and became a permanent inter-governmental organisation in 1955. Its site has the full text of the conventions for which the Conference is responsible, together with status information and a list of all member states. Conventions include the Hague Convention on Service Abroad and many others which are concerned with commercial law, international civil procedure, and protection of the family and children.
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Independent Case Examiner
The Independent Case Examiner investigates complaints made by service users of various government agencies and businesses including the Child Support Agency, the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency, Jobcentre Plus, the Pension, Disability and Carers Service, the Financial Assistance Scheme, Debt Management and Child Maintenance and Enforcement Division (Northern Ireland). The site provides information on the complaint procedure, forms, and annual reports 2000/2001 onwards.
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International Child Abduction Database
The International Child Abduction Database (INCADAT) was established by the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law with the object of making accessible many of the leading decisions taken by national courts in respect of the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Cases are searchable by state, keyword, judge or legal basis. Full text of cases is provided where available.
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International Family Law Group
International Family Law Group is a London law firm specialising in family law. The site's "Information Area" includes a number of articles about family law, and "iGuides" comprises a set of guides to various aspects of family law and practice. |
International Family Law: a Selective Resource Guide
This guide to international family law resources on the internet is by Marylin J. Raisch of the Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto. The main section headings include Marriage & Divorce, Maintenance & Support, Child Custody & Adoption, Inter-Country Adoption, Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Supervision of Adults. There are comments on - and, where appropriate, links to - web sites, major documents, treaties and periodicals. The guide was first published in August 2000 and updated June 2002.
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Islamic Family Law
This site presents the results of a global study of Islamic family law conducted by the Law and Religion Program at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. It should be noted that the site is only updated as of 2002.
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Manches: Family
Manches is a solicitors' firm with offices in London, Oxford and Reading whose specialisms include family law. The Family section of its web site includes a selection of articles and information sheets, aimed primarily at the lay client and covering such matters as child support, cohabitation, international child abduction, pensions and pre-nuptial agreements. There is also a collection links to other family law sites.
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Official Solicitor and Public Trustee
This section of the Justice web site provides information on the role and work of the Official Solicitor to the Senior Courts, in areas that include child abduction and Court of Protection matters.
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Shared Parenting Information Group
The Shared Parenting Information Group (SPIG) is an organisation formed to encourage and promote the continuation of parenting after family breakdown. Its web site includes information about parenting plans and separation agreements, guidelines for separating parents, lists of case law and articles, and other information.
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Victoria Climbie Inquiry
This was an independent inquiry set up to investigate the circumstances leading to the death of Victoria Climbié, aged 8, while in the care of her aunt and her aunt's lover. The final report by Lord Laming, published January 2003, is available here as archived by the Department of Health.
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