23 Apr, 2024 Children in care - the North/South divide By Sacha Hibbitt It has long been discussed that England suffers from a North/South wealth inequality. This has only been exacerbated by cuts to public...
14 Mar, 2024 Real stories of divorcing couples By Elizabeth Wyatt A revealing article by top researchers about the real stories of divorcing couples. The death of ‘meal ticket for life’ and the reality...
14 Mar, 2024 Family disputes to be resolved faster through extra £170 million investment into the justice system By Elizabeth Wyatt Well, some good news at last on a chilly March day. Let's hope it reaches the coal face and is applied to speed up the journey through...
23 Jan, 2024 Family Mediation Week 2024 - 22-26 January By Chris Lloyd-Smith Family mediation is one of several options that couples have to resolve children or financial issues that may arise on or following...
22 Jan, 2024 Family Mediation Week 2024 By Kelly Brown Parents living in Birmingham who have decided to separate or divorce in 2024 are urged to find out how to avoid courtroom confrontation...
15 Nov, 2023 Top tips for parents on the impact of parental separation and court proceedings on children By Elizabeth Wyatt I was just visiting the website of CAFCASS (the children and family court advisory and support service). As we approach the potentially...
15 Aug, 2023 Broken Rites marks 40 years of support for ex-spouses of clergy By Elizabeth Wyatt At a time when the Archbishops are reviewing the faculty process for divorced ordinands, Broken Rites celebrates 40 years in existence....
25 Jul, 2023 Quickie' divorces and will writing to be investigated By Elizabeth Wyatt Never has the adage 'you get what you pay for' rung more true. How anyone can believe that a divorce can be quick is beyond me. The...
10 Feb, 2023 The changing face of family law… a better way! By Chris Lloyd-Smith One of the impacts of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act which came into force in April 2022 was that for the first time,...
17 Nov, 2022 More reasons not to go to court about your children By Elizabeth Wyatt If 110,000 cases ahead of you in the queue and at least a 6 month wait to even start is not enough reason to avoid going to court then I...
26 Jul, 2022 Family courts: One fifth of divorces wrongly ending up in court - top judge By Elizabeth Wyatt If you are going through a divorce can I commend the approach of our 'boss' Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division and a...
23 Jun, 2022 Launch of National Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Court By Narinder Singh The president of the Family Division has announced the launch of a National Deprivation of Liberty (DoLs) Court on 4 July 2022. This is...