All Family and children articles – Page 3
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NewsMother asks court's permission to 'tell her story' in legal first
Woman 'seeks to advocate on behalf of victims of domestic abuse, helping to educate others', says her barrister Charlotte Proudman.
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FeatureFamily court transparency: naming judges in the Sara Sharif case
The call for accountability and openness in family law has never been stronger.
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OpinionLetters roundup
An archaic silk system, family mediator accreditation and the Law Society's 200th anniversary: your letters to the editor.
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NewsCity firms pool budgets to mitigate impact of climate change
Kenya scheme, which will earn carbon removal credits for law firms involved, said to be the ‘first of its kind’.
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NewsFamily court judge names sperm donor to ‘protect women'
'Joe Donor' opposed the application arguing it infringed his Article 8 rights which judge finds he ‘allowed to be lost’ when he spoke to press.
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NewsFirms reach out to staff with separation and financial advice
City law firm Fladgate becomes the first to create guide for staff on how to deal with divorce.
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NewsCommittal application goes to family court after criminal court's 'inordinate' delays
December 2026 criminal trial date is more than five years after first report of alleged breach of non-molestation order.
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NewsDistrict judge sanctioned over 11-month court order delay
Judge believed she had sent order but her failure to respond to chaser emails ‘contributed materially’ to the delay, JCIO says.
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NewsMPs demand timetable for cohabitation reform
Justice committee wants to know when Labour will implement manifesto pledge to protect women in cohabiting relationships.
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NewsMoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot
Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.
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News‘Disordered and chaotic’ remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches
Recorder Chandler KC, sitting in the family court, said procedural rule breaches are ‘so significant’ he has ‘no option but to adjourn’.
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OpinionWorthy addition to a family lawyer’s library
Tony Roe reviews 'Matrimonial Finance Toolkit (2nd edition)'.
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FeatureTrends in family cases and more for 2025
Undisclosed assets in divorce, silver separations, covert recordings and digital surveillance, and protecting wealth.
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NewsLandmark neurodivergence guidance for family lawyers
Sir Andrew McFarlane says failure to recognise and accommodate neurodivergence results in unequal access to justice.
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OpinionThe arduous journey to becoming an accredited family mediator
More needs to be done by professionals in the industry to support candidates seeking accreditation.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses father's habeas corpus care order challenge
Doctrine would apply only in 'extreme or unusual circumstances amounting to the unauthorised detention of a child'.
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NewsMoJ missing crucial data for mediation scheme
Family mediation voucher scheme extended but ministers need more data to secure longer-term funding.