Divorcing couples have now been sent a very stark message from the courts regarding the confidential information belonging to their spouse. For many years the divorce courts have been used to husbands or wives delving into the confidential information of their other half, copying this information and handing it over to their solicitor in the hope that it may give them an advantage in the financial proceedings. These practices, the courts have now decided, must come to an end.
Resolution AGM
January 6th, 2010 by Helen CortMembers of the Paris Smith Family Department attended the AGM of Resolution held at the Macdonald Botley Park Hotel on 3 December 2009.
The meeting was chaired by our Neil Davies, Head of Private Client. The guest speaker, High Court Judge, Mr Justice Coleridge spoke on a number of pressing issues for family practitioners including the demise of CAFCASS (the court’s family mediation service) and the new rules permitting media access to the family courts. The meeting was a useful forum for family practitioners to discuss their experiences and potential solutions. A committee was set up to devise a document which can potentially be sent out by the courts to all parties involved in a private child application to help resolve matters and focus the attention on the child’s best interests.