'I shouldn't have to co-parent with my rapist ex' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw

Judge throws out ex-wife’s claim 20 years after divorce www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-t... #FamilyLaw

MoJ to issue divorce reform consultation 'by spring' www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-to-... #FamilyLaw

The senior family judge of England and Wales is to retire next April. Sir Andrew McFarlane, 71, president of the High Court family division since 2018, told the Commons justice committee yesterday that he had given six months’ notice of his plan to stand down. rozenberg.substack.com/p/family-fav...

Reform of the Family Court before Parliament's Justice Committee. Now up: the President of the Family Division. parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

Better protection for victims at risk of violence as fee scrapped From next month, survivors of violence and domestic abuse will no longer have to pay over £300 to ensure their abuser cannot track them down via public records. www.gov.uk/government/n...

"Prenup clarity" My letter at page 12 of today's Law Society Gazette edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...

Government reforms 'prioritise children’s safety' www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/family-... #FamilyLaw

Government action to protect children from abusive parents Children exposed to the family courts will be protected from harm under plans by the Government to repeal the presumption of parental involvement www.gov.uk/government/n... #FamilyLaw

How Long Will My Family Law Matter Take To Resolve? www.dextermontague.co.uk/news-insight... #FamilyLaw #Solicitor #NonCourtDisputeResolution #NCDR

I got an email to my work email address from a firm on Friday. It read "Dear [ ]". Yes, Dear blank. As a Resolution member I always try & direct my correspondence to the person themselves: Dear Mr Bloggs/Dear Ms Bloggs. What do you do?

Two-year delay in issuing court order leads to sanction for family judge www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/two-yea... #FamilyLaw

"Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says" Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family member www.theguardian.com/society/2025... #DomesticAbuse

"'Nothing short of tragic': Inside a family court" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw #FamilyCourt

A new tool to help separating families avoid the stress of court. ACE has developed a new online tool with the Ministry of Justice to give separating families the support and information they need to resolve disputes sooner. www.gov.uk/government/c... #FamilyLaw

US property tycoon's £36m family home must be sold in bitter divorce battle, High Court judge rules uk.news.yahoo.com/us-property-... #FamilyLaw

'Without the FDAC... I’d be dead': On the fringes at Labour in Liverpool www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/w... #FamilyLaw

"Fighting economic abuse": BBC Sounds Examples of Controlling or Coercive Behaviour in an Intimate or Family Relationship www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #DomesticAbuse

MoJ finally says 'I do' to wedding law reform www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-fin...

'I brought my controlling and abusive ex-partner to justice' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rotting seagulls and 'maggots raining down': solicitors lay bare the condition of the courts estate www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/rotting...

Baroness Hale on her stupendous, eye-opening life in the law: ‘People are capable of treating tiny children very, very badly’ www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep... #FamilyLaw

Free family law offer for all members of Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce www.thamesvalleychamber.co.uk/m2m-offer/fr...

Family court sitting days to be cancelled in 2026 reshuffle www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/family-... #FamilyLaw

Parents who hid tracking devices in children’s gifts advised to ‘take stock’ after judge rejects their evidence www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/parents... #FamilyLaw

Action plan to cut 'unacceptable' family court waiting times www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/action-... #FamilyLaw

I am attending this event. Who else is going? Last year's was excellent. @classlegal.bsky.social

Potanina -v- Potanin (No 2) Natalia Nikolaevena Potanina wins her appeal. Today's Court of Appeal judgment here: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/po...

The Costs of ‘Costs of Sale’ What percentage do you use for the costs of sale of a property in matrimonial proceedings? 3%? Here's a thoughtful article by barrister Emma Kelly in Financial Remedies Journal blog which might make you think again if you are using 3%. lnkd.in/eKXT67u9

"You need a prenup, even if it’s uncomfortable to talk about" Agreements before marriage can protect a family’s wealth, including its business, on divorce www.ft.com/content/389f... #Premaritalcontract #Antenuptialagreement #Separation #Divorce

"I got divorced at 52 – don’t stay in a miserable marriage for your kids" inews.co.uk/inews-lifest... #FamilyLaw #Separation #Divorce

I reviewed the original 2nd edition for the Law Society Gazette under the heading, " Heavyweight addition to an extensive library". I said 'All in all, a very useful book'. So order the new update now! www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/heav...

Nottingham Family Court judge warns oversized bundles are wasting precious time www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-l... #FamilyLaw #Judiciary #FinancialRemedy #CourtBundle

Father jailed for contempt over 'persistent breaches' of family court orders #FamilyLaw (See my summary on LinkedIn. www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/father-...

BBC News - Courts service 'covered up' IT bug that caused evidence to go missing www.bbc.com/news/article... #FamilyLaw

I have just discovered that in Texas, USA, contested divorce issues are decided by a jury!!!! How bizarre is that!?

Wife who hid some of her £66m assets in pre‑nup hit with heavy court penalties | Law Gazette share.google/hW5UIvIeqrEx... #FamilyLaw

"Finding the Middle Way" page 16 of the Law Society's Gazette: edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader... #FamilyArbitration #FamilyLaw

On #YorkshireDay, enjoy this lovely railway poster of the Yorkshire Dales by Ladybird artist Ronald Lampitt

"Zimbabwe's Top Court Enforces UK Divorce Order in Case Involving Former Anglican Bishop" anglican.ink/2025/07/22/z... #FamilyLaw

CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 (15 July 2025) You know that there isn't going to be much common ground in a family law case when you read: 'The Husband says that the relevant period for financial remedies purposes was 6 years, whereas the Wife says 18 years". lnkd.in/e2Xepadg

CC v UU [2025] EWFC 214 (15 July 2025) You know that there isn't going to be much common ground in a family law case when you read: 'The Husband says that the relevant period for financial remedies purposes was 6 years, whereas the Wife says 18 years". lnkd.in/e2Xepadg

‘Small but mighty’: Divorce-support charity raises £400k in 36-hour campaign www.jewishnews.co.uk/small-but-mi...

Government spends £53m on domestic violence programme www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #DomesticAbuse #FamilyLaw

Master of the Rolls backs legal aid for early advice www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mr-back... #Law #LegalAdvice

High Court rejects anonymity plea from discredited expert lnkd.in/ekdtmAwE #FamilyLaw Liverpool City Council v A & Ors [2025] EWHC 1474 (Fam)

‘My abusive ex convinced the courts to give him custody of our daughter’ metro.co.uk/2025/07/05/m... #FamilyLaw

Perfection on pensions: My five-star review of Class Legal's Pensions on Divorce - A Practitioner's Handbook in the Law Society's Gazette. www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/perf... #FamilyLaw #PODE #Solicitor

"Reflections on family law and more … Entering the trauma factory": Yet more good reasons for using non-court dispute resolution #NCDR www.lag.org.uk/article/2169...

Perfection on pensions: My five-star review of Class Legal's "Pensions on Divorce - A Practitioner's Handbook" in the Law Society's Gazette edition.pagesuite.com/html5/reader...