Children

Thai Surrogacy Story Highlights Lack of Legal Regulation

The case of  Gammy, the baby boy born to a Thai surrogate mother and rejected by the Australian parents has sparked international debate of a…

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New Law for FGM and Forced Marriage

Top Divorce Specialist Solicitor, Lucinda Connell states a new package of action and funding to protect millions of girls at home and abroad from female genital mutilation…

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New Child Maintenance Rules In Force Since 30th June 2014

North East’s leading specialist children lawyer, Lucinda Connell states new child maintenance regulations which came into force on 30th June 2014 mean that most parents…

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Take a Gamble on Child Maintenance

Newcastle and Hexham’s Specialist Children’s lawyer with Major Family Law, Lucinda Connell reports does money received from gambling wins constitute taxable income for child maintenance…

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New online tool for Child Maintenance

Rebecca Tarn, solicitor with Major Family Law, Hexham, Northumberland and Newcastle’s leading family law specialists comments in December 2012 the government introduced the new gross…

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Major Changes for Family Court

Family lawyers are bracing themselves for a sea change in the way that the family court system works; these changes will come into force from…

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Splitting Up? Put Kids First –New Online Service

Newcastle and Hexham’s Best Children’s Lawyer, Lucinda Connell reports an innovative free online service from relationship charity OnePlusOne was launched in January 2014 to help…

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Worrying Different Perceptions of Children and Parents on Effect of Divorce

Newcastle and Hexham’s Best Children’s Lawyer, Lucinda Connell reports a new report by Netmums suggests that separating parents are in denial about the impact their divorce…

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Parents Abduct Two Children Abroad Each Day

Newcastle Children’s lawyer, Lucinda Connell reports the number of parental child abduction and custody cases has more than doubled over the last decade, with almost…

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Less Than 50% of Public Have Confidence in Family Courts dealing with Children Matters

Lucinda Connell, Newcastle’s Top Children’s Solicitor states a Ministry of Justice survey examining public attitudes to the courts and, principally, court fees suggests that only half…

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Award winning firm joins network

Newcastle’s Top Divorce and Family Law Specialist, Joanne Major says we are delighted to announce that award wining firm Major Family Law will be establishing lawyer-supported mediation…

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Children Ordered to Have MMR Vaccination

Newcastle’s Children’s Law Specialist, Joanne Major states A High Court judge has ordered two girls, aged 15 and 11, to have the measles, mumps and…

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