Family

• Adoption Support Services (Wales) Regulations 2019
  The Adoption Support Services (Wales) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/286 (W.66)) come into force on 29 April 2019 and prescribe adoption support services.
• New Practice note on the implications of Brexit for civil justice and judicial co-operation
  We have published a new Practice note on the implications of Brexit for civil justice and judicial co-operation.
• Draft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019: Brexit SI
  The Ministry of Justice has published the draft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) (No 2) Regulations 2019. The draft SI comes into force on exit day (29 March 2019) but will only apply if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. It amends the draft Jurisdiction and Judgments (Family) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 to incorporate concerns raised by family lawyers about the narrowing of both the jurisdiction for and the types of orders that can be made in a financial relief application under Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989.