The Government has published its long-awaited post-legislative scrutiny memorandum on the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, setting ...
Thousands of children living in kinship care are being denied urgent mental health support despite experiencing significant ...
New figures published by Cafcass show a significant increase in demand across the family justice system, with private law ...
This article examines the complexities of co-parenting when one parent has a peripatetic, travel heavy career. It considers how frequent international travel, common in professions ranging from music ...
This article explores the Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 (as amended) and how they operate in practice, focusing on ...
The Victims and Courts Act 2026 has received Royal Assent, introducing a range of reforms aimed at strengthening victims’ ...
The recent case of [2025] EWHC 560 (Ch), has highlighted the difficulties in determining a deceased's funeral arrangements where the deceased's will contains no directions as to how the body is to be ...
The Government’s recent proposal to remove the presumption in favour of parental involvement aims to address overriding the impact of domestic abuse by setting a new starting point requiring a parent ...
Mr Justice Poole held that a child’s habitual residence normally required her physical presence. The 1996 Hague Convention ...
Effective from 12 January 2026, the President of the Family Division’s Guidance 2026: Non-Molestation Orders under the Family Law Act 1996 sits alongside the new Family Justice Council Best Practice ...
Separate findings from Slater and Gordon indicate that financial pressures are also affecting post-separation living ...