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by Agostino Von Hassell | Apr 8, 2015 | A, Family law, su1
Definition of Affiliation Order In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Affiliation Order : Formerly, an order of a magistrates' court against a man alleged to be the father of an illegitimate child, obliging him to make payments towards the upkeep of the [...]
Categories: A, Family law, and su1. Tags: AF, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | May 20, 2015 | B, Family law, su1
Definition of Battered Child In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Battered Child : A child subjected to physical violence or abuse by a parent, step- parent, or any other person with whom he is living. A battered child may be protected if the other parent [...]
Categories: B, Family law, and su1. Tags: BA, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Feb 10, 2015 | C, Family law, su1
Definition of Child In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Child : 1. A young perso There is no definitive definition of a child: the term has been used for persons under the age of 14, under the age of 16, and sometimes under the age of 18 (an *infant). Each [...]
Categories: C, Family law, and su1. Tags: CH, Children, and Family Law.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Mar 28, 2015 | C, Family law, su1
Definition of Child of The Family In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Child of The Family : A person considered under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Domestic Procedures and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978, and the Children Act 1989 to be the child [...]
Categories: C, Family law, and su1. Tags: CH, Children, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Apr 30, 2015 | C, Family law, su1
Definition of Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Service In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Children And Family Court Advisory And Support Service : (CAFCASS, Cafcass) An amalgamation of three former services, the Guardian ad Litem Service, [...]
Categories: C, Family law, and su1. Tags: CH, Children, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Willow Wright | Feb 28, 2020 | C, Family law, Northern Ireland, su1
The Constitution of the Court The new court (see history of divorce in Britain and the Act of 1857 and its modification), termed “The Court for Divorce and Matrimonial Causes,” was constituted by the lord chancellor, the chiefs and the senior puisne judges of the three courts of common law, [...]
Categories: C, Family law, Northern Ireland, and su1. Tags: CO, Courts, Divorce, and Featured.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Jan 3, 2020 | C, Family law, Northern Ireland, su1
Definition of Court of Protection In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Court of Protection : A court that administers the property and affairs of persons of unsound mind, formerly called the Management and Administration Department. The head of the court is [...]
Categories: C, Family law, Northern Ireland, and su1. Tags: CO, Courts, and Wales.
by MacCallum | Sep 13, 2015 | C, Family law, su1
Definition of Custody In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Custody : 1. Imprisonment or confinement. The current policy behind the use of custody was established in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and has been consolidated by the Powers of Criminal Courts [...]
Categories: C, Family law, and su1. Tags: CU, Family Law, Legal Practice Terms, and Scotland.
by K. R. Simmonds | Feb 6, 2017 | D, Family law, su1
Definition of Divorce In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Divorce : The legal termination of a marriage and the obligations created by marriage, other than by a decree of nullity or presumption of death. The present law on divorce dates from 1969. [...]
Categories: D, Family law, and su1. Tags: DI.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Jun 7, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family : A group of people connected by a close relationship. For legal purposes a family is usually limited to relationships by blood, marriage, or adoption, although sometimes (e.g. for social [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Feb 8, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Assets In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Assets : Property acquired by one or both parties to a marriage to be used for the benefit of the family as a whole. Typical examples are the *matrimonial home, furniture, and car. [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Jan 4, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Assistance Order In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Assistance Order : A court order under the Children Act 1989 that a probation officer, or an officer of a local authority, should advise, assist, and befriend a particular [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Jan 24, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Family Benefits in the Encyclopedia of Britain Family Benefits in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Family Benefits in the Halsbury's Laws of England Family Benefits in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Family Benefits in [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 18, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Family Children in the Encyclopedia of Britain Family Children in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Family Children in the Halsbury's Laws of England Family Children in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Family Children in [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by International | Jan 21, 2015 | Family law, su1
The single Family Court was launched on 22 April 2014 and brought judges and magistrates together in a single jurisdiction for the first time. There are dedicated points of entry for applications, a single and consistent allocation process and unified administration teams. The single [...]
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Courts, Family Jurisdiction, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Jan 20, 2016 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Division In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Division : The division of the *High Court concerned with *family proceedings and noncontentious probate matters. Until 1971, it was known as the *Probate, Divorce and Admiralty [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, North Ireland, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Jan 14, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Health Services Authority In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Health Services Authority : (FHSA) See Health Authority; National Health Service.
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by International | Feb 1, 2013 | Cases, F, Family law, Scotland, su1
Armour v Anderson (BAILII: [1994] ScotCS CSIH_1 ) 1994 SLT 1127 B and B (BAILII: [1964] ScotCS CSIH_2 ) 1965 SLT 93; 1965 SC 44 Baker v Vermont (1999) 744 A 2d 864 Banks v Smith or Banks (BAILII: [2005] ScotCS CSOH_144 ) Bell v Bell [...]
Categories: Cases, F, Family law, Scotland, and su1. Tags: Courts, FA, Families, Family Law, and Long Read.
by International | Feb 1, 2013 | Cases, F, Family law, su1
A (A Minor) (Paternity Refusal of Blood Test) [1994] 2 FLR 463 CA A v United Kingdom (Human Rights: Punishment of Child) (BAILII: [1998] ECHR 85 ) [1998] 3 FCR 597, (1999) 27 EHRR 611, [1998] 2 FLR 959 B (Minors) (BAILII: [1997] EWCA Civ 2535 ) [1998] Fam Law 258, [...]
Categories: Cases, F, Family law, and su1. Tags: Courts, FA, Families, Family Law, and Long Read.
by MacCallum | Feb 21, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading Family Law System in the Encyclopedia of Britain Family Law System in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Family Law System in the Halsbury's Laws of England Family Law System in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Family Law [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Feb 27, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Life In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Life : A right set out in Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and now part of UK law as a consequence of the *Human Rights Act 1998. The right to family life extends [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Agostino Von Hassell | May 15, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Proceedings In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Proceedings : All court proceedings under the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court that deal with matters relating to the *welfare of children. Before 1989 the court's [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, and Family Law.
by Agostino Von Hassell | Feb 23, 2015 | F, Family law, su1
Definition of Family Provision In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Family Provision : Provision made by the courts out of the estate of a deceased person in favour of his family or *dependants. The court may award a family provision if it is satisfied that [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family, Family Law, and Short Read.
by Anthony Lincoln | Mar 28, 2017 | F, Family law, su1
Family Settlements and Medieval Law Family Settlements and Legal History Resources See Also Edict (in this legal Encyclopedia) Edict (in this legal Encyclopedia) Feudal Tenure (in this legal Encyclopedia) Ancient Law (in this legal Encyclopedia) Bibliographies of English Law History [...]
Categories: F, Family law, and su1. Tags: FA, Families, Family Law, and Short Read.
by International | Oct 25, 2016 | Family law, su1
Summary Although Henry VIII is usually described -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about “law” - as having divorced Catherine of Aragon, he in fact arranged for Cranmer to annul his marriage – to declare not that it had ended, but that it had never begun. [...]
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Divorce, Featured, Legal history, and Long Read.
by International | Nov 25, 2014 | Family law, su1
History Jacitation (from Lat. jactitare, to throw out publicly), in English law, the maliciously boasting or giving out by one party that he or she is married to the other. In such a case, in order to prevent the common reputation of their marriage that might ensue, the procedure is by suit [...]
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Divorce and Marriage.
by International | Oct 22, 2016 | Family law, su1, Uncategorized
History of Legitimation and Ligitimacy English law takes account solely of the fact that marriage precedes the birth of the child; at whatever period the birth happens after the marriage, the offspring is prima facie legitimate. The presumption of law is always in favour of the [...]
Categories: Family law, su1, and Uncategorized. Tags: Marriage and Real Estate.
by International | Jun 28, 2013 | Criminal law, Family law, L, su1
The following is an alphabetical list of offences which can be used to identify those who present a risk, or potential risk, to children. Notes and Inclusions A reference to an offence in this list includes: a reference to an attempt, conspiracy or incitement to commit that [...]
Categories: Criminal law, Family law, L, and su1. Tags: LI.
by MacCallum | Jan 25, 2017 | Family law, M, su1
(formerly bannes, from A.S. gebann, proclamation, Fr. ban, Med. Lat. bannum), the public legal notice of an impending marriage. The church in earliest days was forewarned of marriages (Tertullian, Ad Uxorem, De Pudicitia, c. 4). The first canonical enactment on the subject in the English church [...]
Categories: Family law, M, and su1. Tags: MA.
by International | Mar 25, 2016 | Family law, Legislation, su1
History The Act of 1857 Probably few measures have been conceived with such consummate skill and knowledge, and few conducted through parliament with such dexterity and determination. The leading opponent of the measure was Mr Gladstone, backed by the zeal of the High Church party and [...]
Categories: Family law, Legislation, and su1. Tags: Divorce, History, and Long Read.
by Anthony Lincoln | Feb 24, 2017 | Family law, M, su1
Most Popular Entries related to Military Family Law Military Law (in the United Kingdom) Military Law vs Civilian Law (in the United Kingdom) Military Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Military Law on Divorce (in the United Kingdom) Military Family Law (in the United Kingdom) [...]
Categories: Family law, M, and su1. Tags: Families, Family Law, MI, Military Law, and Most Popular.
by J. G. Collier | May 31, 2017 | Family law, M, su1
Most Popular Entries related to Military Law on Divorce Military Law (in the United Kingdom) Military Law vs Civilian Law (in the United Kingdom) Military Law Questions (in the United Kingdom) Military Law on Divorce (in the United Kingdom) Military Family Law (in the United Kingdom) [...]
Categories: Family law, M, and su1. Tags: Families, Family Law, MI, Military Law, and Most Popular.
by International | Mar 3, 2018 | Family law, su1
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Divorce and Marriage.
by MacCallum | Feb 24, 2015 | Family law, P, su1
Resources See Also Further Reading President of the Family Division in the Encyclopedia of Britain President of the Family Division in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary President of the Family Division in the Halsbury's Laws of England President of the Family Division in the [...]
Categories: Family law, P, and su1. Tags: Families, Family Law, and PR.
by International | Oct 25, 2016 | Family law, su1
History of Separation (Family Law) Summary Proceedings for Separation The legislature has sought to extend the relief afforded by the courts in matrimonial causes by a procedure fairly to be considered within the reach of all classes. In 1895 an act was passed which re-enacted in an [...]
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Divorce and Family Law.
by International | Nov 25, 2016 | Family law, su1
Before 1910 Note: for an oveview of the history of divorce, click here. The statistics of divorce in England have for some years been regularly published in the volumes of judicial statistics published annually by the Home Office. The number of petitions for divorce (including in the term [...]
Categories: Family law and su1. Tags: Divorce, Featured, History, and Statistics.
by International | Feb 1, 2013 | Cases, Criminal law, Employment law, Estate Planning, Family law, Labour law, Northern Ireland, Property law, Real Property law, su1, Tax Law, Tort, U
List of UK Milestone Cases Tort Law Milestone Cases Tax Law Milestone Cases Property Law Milestone Cases Northern Ireland Legal System Milestone Cases Northern Ireland Land Law Milestone Cases Immigration and Asylum Law Milestone Cases Human Rights (ECHR) Milestone Cases Family Law [...]
Categories: Cases, Criminal law, Employment law, Estate Planning, Family law, Labour law, Northern Ireland, Property law, Real Property law, su1, Tax Law, Tort, and U. Tags: Courts and UK.
by Agnes Murphy | Jan 10, 2016 | Family law, su1, Y
Youth Courts in North Ireland Youth Courts are specially constituted courts of summary jurisdiction composed of a District Judge (Magistrates' Courts) and two Lay Magistrates (of whom at least one must be a woman) which deal with criminal matters in relation to children.
Categories: Family law, su1, and Y. Tags: North Ireland.