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Mary Welstead, Visiting Professor in Family law University of Buckingham In 2022, Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon awaited the birth of their fifth child after their four...

Laura Williams, Barrister, Garden Court ChambersIt is not unusual for witnesses to give evidence from abroad in family cases. Do any procedural rules apply? If so, what are they? What practical...

James Holmes, Garden Court ChambersMaggie Jones, Garden Court ChambersThis article explores the complex interaction between international child abduction proceedings, brought under the 1980 Hague...

Francesca Massarella, Barrister, Spire BarristersIn this article, Francesca Massarella explores how an effective co-working policy between adult mental health services and children’s social care can...

The Department for Education has set out further detail on plans to expand Regional Care Cooperatives (RCCs) as part of ongoing reforms to children’s social care commissioning and placement provision...

Local authorities across England have warned that escalating costs associated with supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are creating...

The UK government has announced plans to significantly expand foster care capacity in England, with a target of creating up to 10,000 additional foster placements during the current Parliament. The...

The Government has launched proposals to strengthen the Victims’ Code, including plans to introduce a child-friendly version for the first time, in an effort to improve children’s understanding of...

**SPONSORED CONTENT**A free and practical guide for family law professionalsMarie Law, Director of Toxicology at AlphaBiolabs, outlines the drug and alcohol testing options available for family law...

Alyssa Callaway, St Ives ChambersOn 3 June 2025, Mr Justice MacDonald handed down judgment in A Local Authority v X (Attendance of Experts) [2025] EWFC 137 in respect of a mother and father’s...

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