Children affected by domestic abuse are not being consistently recognised or supported as victims in their own right, despite clear statutory provisions to that effect, according to a new joint ...
The government has announced a wide-ranging consultation on children’s use of mobile phones and social media, alongside immediate measures to strengthen the enforcement of mobile phone bans in schools ...
Teenagers with experience of foster, residential or kinship care are at substantially increased risk of serious mental health ...
Ashraf Osmani, 52, was sentenced to 15 weeks’ imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, after pleading guilty to two counts of ...
Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email ...
The programme, unveiled by the Department for Education (DfE) on 16 January 2026, is intended to address long-standing ...
A new report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has identified serious and persistent failures within England’s ...
Overall, she argues that, despite initial appearances, the Standish decision does not exacerbate inequality in divorce outcomes by unfairly advantaging the wealthier spouse, and actually progresses ...
This article analyses the Court of Appeal’s judgment of Re HMP on the application of the Open Justice Principle in the Family Justice System in light of the new rules on transparency and its wider ...
In this article, Francesca Massarella explores how an effective co-working policy between adult mental health services and children’s social care can create more positive outcomes for families ...
In the light of the Law Commission’s recently commenced project on Kinship Care, the author looks at some decisions of the Family Court which have involved prospective or current kinship carers. Such ...
Family Law provides a platform for debate for all the important topics, from divorce and care proceedings to transparency and access to justice. If you would like to contribute please email ...
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