For many years, family courts in England and Wales have operated largely behind closed doors. The intention has always been to protect the privacy of children and families at the heart of sensitive disputes. However, this necessary confidentiality has also led to...
What You Need to Know If you’re involved in a family court case—maybe about your children, divorce, or another family issue—you might be wondering what you can talk about outside of court. The rules are strict, and sharing the wrong information can get you into...
Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) has recently introduced a new policy on how it deals with domestic abuse in family court cases. This is important for anyone involved in disputes about children, where there are concerns about abuse...
The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published an important report called Spotlight on Recurrent Care Proceedings. It looks at why some mothers end up in the family courts more than once, often facing the heartbreak of having more than one child removed from...
In the recent judgement of VTY v GDB, a wife has been awarded more than £1.2 million after a judge harshly criticised the husband for failing to be open in the financial information he provided to the Court. Describing his disclosure as “woeful”, the judge said he had...
