10 of the best: family law blogs and news from last week

Below are ten of last week’s best family law blogs and news posts from around the web:-

‘No change’ to gay NI adoption law (BBC News)

The Attorney General has said that the current ban on gay and unmarried couples should remain in place until the Stormont Assembly decides otherwise.

Family Law Week’s Budget Briefing 2012 (Family Law Week)

Family Law Week presents Steve Crompton & David Kitson of RSM Tenon who review the Chancellor’s 2012 Budget announcements.

ECHR rules on same-sex adoption case (Gregorian Emerson)

Refusal to allow a woman to adopt her same-sex partner’s child was not discriminatory according to The European Court of Human Rights’ ruling in the case of Gas and Dubois v. France.

A missed opportunity to reduce family breakdown (Austin Lafferty)

Think-tank the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) has accused the Government of missing a chance in its latest budget to tackle the problem of family breakdown.

Review uncovers ‘missing voices’ (FLB)

Some of Wales’ most vulnerable children and young people are unaware of their statutory right to an independent professional ‘voice’.

Nominations open for the Family Law Awards 2012 (FamilyLaw.co.uk)

Jordan Publishing has announced the return of the Family Law Awards, which will be held on 10 October 2012.

Study finds divorce numbers spike in March (FLL)

A recent study by FindLaw.com has revealed that March sees a spike in the number of divorce queries (although January is generally thought of as “Divorce Month” by divorce lawyers).