Extensive studies and statistics highlight that cases of child abduction increase during the summer. The psychological impact on children can be devastating and long-lasting – and it is vital to obtain the permission of everyone with parental responsibility for a child before
Parental alienation is a particular family dynamic that can emerge when parents separate, in which the child becomes hostile and rejects the other parent. It can occur when one parent or carer expresses freely and persistently unreasonable negative feelings or beliefs such
Excitement levels are mounting in school classrooms the length and breadth of the country in the countdown to pupils breaking up for the summer holidays. Lasting around six weeks, the summer break is the longest in the school calendar. It also brings
The reopening of foreign holidays from this month is causing divorced parents to worry that their ex will want to take their children abroad. The concerns are further heightened by the continuing global pandemic which places countries in a traffic light system
My concerns about heartbreaking cases – when life-changing decisions affecting vulnerable and often bewildered clients are made at remote hearings – have been re-enforced in a recent study. The Coronavirus Pandemic has understandably called for remote video and telephone hearings where vulnerable
This is undoubtedly a formative period in the development of children and young people returning to the classroom for the first time in over five months. However the school environment and routine that was reassuring and familiar to them earlier this year
With schools now closed across the whole of the UK, Jones Myers niche family law firm is calling on divorced and separated parents to work together for the best interests of their children in these extraordinary times. We understand and empathise with
In our extensive experience, divorced or separated parents become anxious for many reasons when one of them wants to take their children abroad. There are only two circumstances in which your spouse can take them out of the country for up to
The spotlight has fallen on youngsters who are caught in the explosive crossfire of warring parents following the volatile BBC melodrama, Doctor Foster. The relentless and destructive behaviour of Tom’s divorced parents left the series on a cliffhanger, with the distraught 15
A call for more concerted action to prevent children in parental disputes being abducted overseas comes as yet more disturbing cases hit the headlines. The stark reality is that around 1, 000 British children are taken abroad by the other parent without
For recently divorced or separated mums Mother’s Day might be an upsetting and poignant reminder that family life has undergone substantial upheaval and change. Whenever and wherever it is celebrated across the globe, the day is important to highlight the importance of
Half-term holidays can spark the onset of headaches for many divorced and separated parents. The perennial argument over who gets the children – and when – can be further exacerbated by work patterns and domestic arrangements. Common issues include full time working
