How OurFamilyWizard benefits co-parents and calms conflict
When parents divorce or separate, they must navigate some difficult waters. The OurFamilyWizard® website and mobile app provide supportive tools they can use as they raise their children in separate households. OurFamilyWizard also creates an accurate record of co-parenting communications and activity. Our goal is not only to make co-parents’ lives easier, but also to […]
The Ombudsman’s corner: 22nd July 2022
When I speak to service providers I often get asked to advise them on what their approach should be if, having received a complaint from a client, they find that things had gone wrong and they have to uphold the complaint. How should they then put things right? At the Legal Ombudsman our approach, when […]
“National scandal” – vulnerable children illegally placed into unregulated homes
An investigation by BBC News has discovered that at least 120 children in care have been illegally placed in unregulated homes in England. Chief-executive of Become, a charity for children in care, Katharine Sacks-Jones, claimed the discovery was “a national scandal”. 50 local authorities admitted to placing 120 children in unregulated homes. However, this number […]
Solicitor issues warning over “DIY” sperm donor agreements
A Scottish family law expert has issued a warning to those considering a “DIY” sperm donor agreement instead of going through regulated clinics. Tom Quail, family law specialist at Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie LLP, says as the unregulated sperm donation market continues to grow and more people opt for private arrangements, greater awareness of the […]
Law Society: vulnerable “must be protected” as key guidance changed
It is vitally important that people who may not have capacity to make decisions about their care do not lose essential protections, the Law Society of England and Wales said in its response to the UK government’s consultation on proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) Code of Practice. Law Society president I. […]
