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title="Visit our TikTok profile"]This handbook (https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/handbook-on-family-law-cross-border-uk-cases.pdf) was prepared to describe how public and private family law cases are handled in England, Wales and Scotland. It’s a useful guide to the different systems, although…
Do you need to tell your ex about a new relationship?
There is no single answer. There is no legal requirement to. It is your business. But if/when she finds out you are likely to be asked why you kept it…
Do your partner’s earnings get taken into account in a legal aid application
Legal Aid for Family Law cases looks at the financial status of the applicant, or the applicant and their partner if they share a home together.nnIf an applicant lives in…
Attending a Child Welfare Hearing
Parents who are involved in a family court case should always be allowed to attend Child Welfare Hearings unless the Sheriff has decided that this should not happen. Ordinary Cause…
How does the Child Maintenance Service decide on equal shared care?
When both parents are looking after their children for equal amounts of time neither of them should be assessed by the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) to pay maintenance. Equal care…
What are Child Maintenance payments supposed to cover?
On the child maintenance front, payments are made based on an overall assessment of how much needs to be contributed by the paying parent, rather than for specific purposes.nnThe person…