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For family law services, it’s a mixture of bad news with some obvious pointers for putting things right. First, the bad news: In 2013/14, the number of mediation starts plummeted by 38% following...

Over 10,000 more mothers went to court without a lawyer to fight child contact and custody battles in the nine months following cuts to legal aid, new government figures reveal. Court user...

Karen Broadhurst, Judith Harwin, Mike Shaw and Bachar Alrouh The research team would like to acknowledge the contribution of Dr. Mark Pilling from the University of Manchester, statistical...

At home, at work, indeed in all of our relationships, we manage and are managed by other people. Rarely, if ever, do we feel that we get it just right – that tough, clear but nice mix which...

In his Eleventh View from the President’s Chambers the President of the Family Division stated that the 22 April 2014 marked ‘the largest reform of the family justice system any of us have seen or...

This article discusses the disappointing performance of the new Sorting Out Separation Web Application and the implications going forward. Developed by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) at...

Readers of this blog will know we campaign for family mediation to be better marketed and supported if it’s ever going to benefit larger numbers of separating families. For us - at...

The EU has introduced a law, in force in January 2015, giving significant cross-EU powers and orders for the victims of domestic violence and others needing protective measures. This is a...

Introduction The increase in divorce rates and global travel has inevitably led to a growing problem of international child abduction. A recent example of this is the case of Re KP [2014] EWCA Civ...

On 9 June 2014 the President released his 12th 'View from the President's Chamber', this one headed 'The process of reform: next steps' and focusing on what will be happening next. The full 12th...

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