A man has gone on trial accused of raping, assaulting, and threatening to kill his wife as their marriage was breaking down.

The Government must prioritise the setting up of a dedicated Family Court — as promised in the programme for government — to avoid crowded lists, repeat adjournments, and chronic delays, a new report has urged.

Gardaí are hoping an examination of blankets found wrapped around abandoned baby Maria could reveal crucial evidence leading to the identification of the newborn’s mother.

A new report has said a Family Court, to handle child care orders, is needed as soon as possible.

A Thai surrogate mother raising a Down syndrome baby that she claims was abandoned by his Australian biological parents, said she wants the boy’s healthy twin returned to her after learning the father is a convicted sex offender.

Disputes between estranged spouses frequently turn into a “war over children”, inflicting “terrible damage” on them, Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said.

The Jimmy Savile scandal may not have a big enough effect on social attitudes towards child abuse, a former leading judge in England said today.

Katie Price has been questioned by police over a burn her three-year-old daughter received while in her care.

Charlie Sheen has lost a bid to prevent his ex-wife Denise Richards from including their two daughters in a new reality TV show, after a Los Angeles judge ruled in the actress' favour.

A millionaire who murdered his wife and shot the judge who heard their bitter divorce case agreed a plea bargain today rather than face trial.

Rapper 50 Cent has accused ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins of making "insatiable" demands over the care of their 10-year-old son.

A paternity suit filed against Wesley Snipes by a woman who claimed the actor had sex with her in a Chicago crackhouse was dismissed today after a DNA test determined that another man was the father of the child in question.

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'P Diddy' Combs is furious he's lost his child support battle to his former lover Misa Hylton-Brim.

Two boys who broke out of an Australian Outback detention centre and were later refused asylum at a British consulate will appeal against their rejection before a British court, their lawyer said in Adelaide.

Australia’s Family Court has allowed a 13-year-old girl to undergo hormone treatment that will make her a boy – a controversial decision that has ignited public debate.

Singer Bobby Brown has appeared before a family court judge after paying child support payments he owed the mother of two of his children.

Singer Bobby Brown has been released from a Massachusetts jail after spending a night behind bars for failing to pay €59,000 in child support.

Britney Spears filed for an annulment today of her two-day-old marriage to a childhood friend, saying she lacked understanding of her actions when she got hitched on the spur of the moment.

Robert Iler, who plays the rebellious, pot-smoking son of a mob boss on The Sopranos, pleaded guilty yesterday to mugging two youths and stealing dlrs 40 (€45).