Family Lawyers unite to back children's right to maintenance across Europe
Family lawyers across Europe have backed the UK’s accession to the Lugano Convention.
The family legal professional have argued that thousands of children could miss out on maintenance payments if the EU continues to withhold its permission for the UK to join.
Currently, the UK is denied access to the 2007 convention on jurisdiction and recognition of judgments. This agreement is key as it sets out which country’s courts may hear cross-border disputes and which decisions can be enforced.
Click here to read an article on this issue in The Law Gazette.