The government intends to increase many family court fees on 1 April 2025, subject to parliamentary approval. In general, fees will rise by 3.2%, but some fees will also be reduced in order to ensure that they “remain aligned with the latest estimate of their underlying costs”. The most notable fee increases are: Applications for divorce, annulment or … [Read more...]
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Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck choose mediation to end their marriage
Juliette Dalrymple, director of Family Matters and mediator It is reported that the superstar couple, ‘Bennifer’, reached an agreement about their divorce in September 2024 using mediation, just a month after the divorce was filed in August 2024. A second attempt at the relationship proved unsuccessful and JLo filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences exactly two years after their … [Read more...]
Journalists now allowed to report from family courts in ‘open reporting’ extension
Juliette Dalrymple A pilot scheme that allowed journalists to report from some family courts within the UK for the past two years was officially extended to cover every family court in England and Wales on Monday 27 January 2025. While journalists have been able to attend private cases in family courts since 2009, they have not previously had the right to report. Now, they can … [Read more...]
Six weeks for dads
The Fatherhood Institute is campaigning for better paternity leave for fathers, saying that “the UK's statutory paternity offer is the least generous in Europe and one of the worst in the developed world”. Current statutory paternity leave is just two weeks unless the individual’s contract allows for more. In order to be able to: bond with their babiessupport … [Read more...]
Public sector pension issues delaying divorce
Juliette Dalrymple, mediator and director of Family Matters The BBC recently reported that thousands of teachers across the country are facing delays in getting pension valuations from the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. This is causing serious delays in finalising divorces and is happening across all public sector pensions It’s in a divorcing couple’s best interest to get a clean break financial … [Read more...]
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