The Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration Etc) Bill, sponsored by Tim Loughton and Baroness Hodgson of Abinger, has received its second reading in the House
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Norfolk County Council over its provision for children with special education needs after upholding 11 complaints
Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a landmark overhaul of the law.
The average time for completing a divorce has increased by seven weeks over the course of the last year, according to figures released by the Ministry
Three families have applied to the High Court for permission to bring a legal challenge against the government over how it provides funding to local
The Family Justice Council is to work with the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and adoption and fostering academy CoramBAAF to address “pressing questions” about special
Thousands have signed a petition against plans to give greater priority to local children and poorer students in the entry requirements of a group of grammar
The number of children in England identified through a social work assessment as either having or being at risk of FGM has more than doubled
The European Council has agreed revisions of the Brussels IIa regulation which sets out rules on jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters