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The Office for National Statistics has recently published a report tracking key trends in civil partnerships in the first five years since their introduction in 2005.

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The Bar Council and the Family Law Bar Association (FLBA) have hosted a national meeting of the family Bar to warn of the effects of the Government’s intended justice cuts.

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The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that European law does not prevent a mandatory injunction to stay away being adopted in all cases of domestic violence, even if the victim wishes to re-establish cohabitation with the offender.

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The numbers of children subject to an application to be taken into care have reached record levels every month in 2011 bar one.

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A couple who lived together for 40 years and entered into a civil partnership in 2006 have won their tribunal claim that civil partners should get the same benefits as spouses under an occupational pension scheme.

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A legislator in Florida is seeking to repeal laws relating to cohabitation and adultery dating back to the 1800s, reports the Sun-Sentinel.

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Around 48% of family lawyers believe that individuals are likely to conceal assets during divorce proceedings following the 2010 Imerman ruling, whilst a further 35% consider it a possibility, according to Grant Thornton's eighth annual matrimonial survey.

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The Government has announced an extra £6 million a year to provide additional support for foster carers and vulnerable families.

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A Canadian woman living in the UK has been told by the Court of Appeal that she cannot take her two children back with her to her home country, reports the Telegraph.

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A recent research study in America has looked at the effect marriage or divorce can have on weight gain.

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A sperm donor in Australia has been told that he must have his name taken off the birth certificate of the child conceived from his sperm, reports the BBC.

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The commercial manager of a legal firm in the Netherlands has created a 'divorce hotel,' which offers Dutch couples everything they need to finalise a divorce over a single weekend, reports the New Zealand Herald.

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There is a growing trend in California for recently divorced women to sell off possessions acquired during their marriage, reports the Guardian.

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The Government's consultation on marriage equality and civil partnerships has been pushed back from the summer, and is now expected to take place this autumn, reports Pink News.

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The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) has recently published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2010-11.

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Charities Gingerbread and Barnardo’s have warned that 868,700 children could lose vital child maintenance if plans to charge parents for using the future Child Support Agency (CSA) go ahead.

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Children and young people with experience of the family justice system want adults to listen to them, act on their views and worries and support them to have a real say in decisions affecting their lives.

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The mayor of London has called for the Government's legal aid reform proposals to be amended to ensure that more victims of domestic violence are entitled to legal aid for divorce, reports the Law Society Gazette.

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Children born to married parents generally achieve better cognitive and social outcomes, on average, than children born into other family forms, including cohabiting unions. Recent research by researchers at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, has looked into the reasons why this might be the case.

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The House of Commons Justice Committee has published its report on the operation of the Family Courts. The report warns that as a result of the Government's legal aid reforms, the courts will need to be prepared for an increase in the number of people representing themselves when they appear in court.

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