Overview

This court practice guide enables you to avoid the most common pitfalls encountered across the spectrum of family proceedings, thereby speeding up litigation and avoiding unnecessary work and wasted costs orders. It covers every aspect of the court process across family proceedings, from divorce and financial remedies to private law and public law children, injunctions and committals and appeals. The guidance is set out with clear references to source materials and is supplemented by forms and other practical information. The work is a key staple widely referred to within the Family Court, Principal Registry of the Family Division, other district registries and county courts. The 7th edition includes the following: - Divorce reform - Changes to Committal proceedings - Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (inc PD 12J and Rule 3A) - Presumption of diminished evidence and vulnerability of witnesses (PD 3AA) - Jurisdiction issues - Parental alienation This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law online service.

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Author:   District Judge District Judge Christopher Simmonds ,  Mr Alexander Laing ,  Sophie Hill ,  Edward Bennett
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
Edition:   7th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.80cm
Weight:   1.620kg
ISBN:  

9781526524317

ISBN 10:   1526524317
Pages:   1568
Publication Date:   05 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Divorce Petition Chapter 2: Requirements on Issue of Divorce Application Chapter 3: Procedure – From Issue of Divorce Application for Issue of Conditional Order Chapter 4: Procedure - Amended, Supplemental and Further Applications Chapter 5: Judicial Involvement Leading to a Conditional Order Chapter 6: Final Order of Divorce Chapter 7: Concluding Applications Other than by Final Order Chapter 8: Other Matrimonial Decrees Chapter 9: Declaratory Decrees Chapter 10: Civil Partnership Chapter 11: Applications for a Financial Order with Proceedings under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and the Civil Partnership Act 2004 Chapter 12: Other Financial Applications Chapter 13: Children and Financial Applications Chapter 14: Financial Applications Governed by the Civil Procedure Rules 1998 Chapter 15: Procedures for the Enforcement of Financial and Costs Orders Chapter 16: Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Chapter 17: Jurisdiction in Child Proceedings Chapter 18: Children – Private Law Issues Chapter 19: Enforcement of Children Act Orders Chapter 20: Locating the Whereabouts of a Child Chapter 21: Wardship and Child Abduction Chapter 22: Public Law for the Private Law Practitioner Chapter 23: Family Homes and Domestic Violence Chapter 24: Emergency Applications Chapter 25: Penal Notices, Undertakings and Committal Applications Chapter 26: Court Bundles Chapter 27: Expert Witnesses in Family Proceedings Chapter 28: Vulnerable Witnesses in Family Proceedings Chapter 29: Appeals Chapter 30: The Court Record Appendices

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Christopher Simmonds is the Designated Family Law Judge for Dorset. He is a former Commissioner of the Judicial Appointments Commission and former Course Director at the Judicial College (Family). Before being appointed he was a Solicitor and Partner in the firm of Davis Simmonds & Donaghey specialising in Public Law Proceedings and a member of the Children Panel. Alexander Laing is an award-winning barrister practicing at Coram Chambers. Alex specialises in children and finance law, particularly cases with an international element. Sophie Hill is a barrister at Coram Chambers specialising in complex finance and private law children cases Edward Bennett is a barrister at Harcourt Chambers specialising in international children's law. He was previously Editor of the International Family Law Journal.

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