There are to be changes proposed to adoption, care proceedings and shared parenting.

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The 1996 Hague Convention is to come into force on 1 August 2012 and is said to be an important development.

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International family law cases increase

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The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in a dispute over £4m of assets

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This scheme will allow a check to be made about whether their partner has a history of domestic violence

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Provisional statistics released by the Office for National Statistics show that in 2010 (the latest year for which figures are available) the number of marriages in England and Wales increased by 3.7 per cent from the previous year to 241,100. Whilst this might indicate a revival in marriage, the figures for 2009 were the lowest since 1895. The increase may be explained by reduction in numbers marrying abroad.

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A High Court Judge has allowed a social networking site to be used to locate a party.

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A new scheme, set up by the Institute of Family Law Arbitrators (IFLA) was set up on the 22 February 2012 to enable family disputes to be resolved by arbitration

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Reunite has seen a sharp increase in the number of children abducted by parents.

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The Government has released a new set of court statistics on the average duration of civil and family cases at every County Court. The statistics allow the public to see how quickly cases are handled at their local court, and to compare it to other courts across England and Wales.

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