FA-2025-000111 - [2025] EWHC 2756 (Fam)

Conclusion

Permission to appeal paragraph 16 of the judge’s order (change of surname) is refused.

Permission to appeal the judge’s decision not to extend the Family Law Act order is granted and the substantive appeal is allowed. I will extend the said order until 16 October 2027.

In respect of paragraph 19 of the judge’s order (costs):

Permission to appeal against the judge’s decision not to make any order in favour of M in respect of her Children Act costs is refused.

I grant permission to appeal against the judge’s decision not to make any order in favour of M in respect of her Family Law Act costs. The substantive appeal is allowed and I will make an order that F do pay £5,000 towards her costs, payable in two traches: £2,500 by 14 November 2025 and £2,500 by 14 December 2025.