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| NZ judge orders name change for 9-yr old |
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A New Zealand judge has attacked the trend of giving children bizarre names during a custody hearing in the city of New Plymouth on the North Island.
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07/25/2008 01:00 AM
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| Christian Registrar wins discrimination case |
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A Christian registrar who refused to carry out civil partnership ceremonies has won her discrimination case after she was victimised for her religious belief.
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07/15/2008 01:00 AM
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| New Bill to give rights to cohabiting couples |
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A Bill to give rights to cohabiting couples will be introduced this autumn as part of a new "Living Together" campaign launched by family lawyers group, Resolution.
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07/14/2008 01:00 AM
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| £1.4m Divorcee sues lawyers for negligence |
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A woman who won a £1.4 million divorce settlement is suing her lawyers for negligence, claiming she should have got a bigger payout.
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07/10/2008 01:00 AM
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| First high-profile civil partnership dissolution |
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Little Britain star Matt Lucas and his partner of six years, Kevin McGee, have begun proceedings to dissolve their civil partnership.
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06/24/2008 01:00 AM
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| Plans to require both parents to be named on birth certificate |
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Government plans to change the law to require fathers, as well as mothers, to be named on a child's birth certificate were announced this month.
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06/16/2008 01:00 AM
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| Law Commission considering enforcement of prenups |
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The Law Commission is considering making prenuptial agreements legally binding as part of a raft of legislation under consideration.
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06/11/2008 01:00 AM
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| Family advocacy cuts - "children and parents will suffer" |
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A senior QC has warned that reducing barristers' fees in family law cases could leave parents and children without legal representation where the child is being taken into care.
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06/04/2008 01:00 AM
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| Pilot "parental coaching" scheme for Scottish divorces |
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A leading exponent of "parental coaching" for divorcing couples will visit Scotland this month to promote the practice.
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05/16/2008 01:00 AM
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| More and more couples drawing up prenups |
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Demand for prenuptial agreements has increased in the last 12 months according to 77% of leading matrimonial lawyers surveyed by Grant Thornton.
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05/09/2008 01:00 AM
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