Family court logjam crisis gives a golden opportunity to think differently

Early this month The President of the Family Division issued a stark message to family law professionals. ‘The Road Ahead’ set expectations about the ability of family courts to begin to address its backlog, making clear a return to any form of ‘normal’ practice in courts is many, many months away. 

Not rocket science, but a message that needs to be got out there. And yet not just to the specialist audience Sir Andrew McFarlane targeted - to the general public too. Particularly families in conflict. 

It’s these families who will be fervently hoping for a favourable outcome from a court hearing, having often spent thousands on legal fees.  

They’re currently waiting months for the opportunity to, well, cross their fingers for that outcome. That wait is going to stretch further and further into the distance, well after vaccinations have taken effect.

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