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New figures published by the Ministry of Justice show that the family courts continue to face backlogs leaving more than 100,000...

Women’s Aid, alongside 57 sector colleagues, have issued an urgent letter to the Government highlighting the deepening recruitment and...

Image by Annie Spratt pixabay.com Scared and not knowing what was going on. Spoke to guardians, lawyers, police and even wrote a letter...

Domestic abuse victims needing protection will be spared the ordeal of multiple court hearings under a pilot starting this spring, a...

Parents who wilfully refuse to pay maintenance for their children will face swifter enforcement action. £20 CMS application fee will be...

I would be in interested to know what percentage of the 3.6 million cohabiting couples believe they are in a ‘Common Law Marriage’. My...

Women are likely to see their annual household income fall by an estimated 41 per cent in the first year following their divorce,...

A study from UCL, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, reveals the intergenerational impact of being taken into care, the long shadow cast...

The House of Lords has been considering amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, many of which would, if approved, affect family...

he term ‘nuptial agreements’ covers pre-nuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements and separation agreements. Since the Supreme Court...

Plans to force separating couples into mediation to keep family disputes away from court have been shelved, the government announced....

The end of 2023, 29th December to be exact saw the eight-year anniversary of the criminalisation of coercive control. The landmark...

Domestic abuse victims will be given fresh support in the form of lifeline payments to escape abuse and rebuild their lives. The Home...

‘Look how far you’ve come’ is the cutting barb thrown by Marcia Roy, wife of media mogul Logan, at Willa, girlfriend of Connor Roy, in...

Why is it important to be aware of ADHD? ADHD affects 3-4% of adults in the UK, with this statistic significantly increasing since 2020....

The vast majority of victims of domestic homicide were in touch with the police, health services and other public agencies before their...

Julia Chain, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, has explained in a speech to the Progress Educational Trust...

A mother who set up a fundraising page for her family case has lost in her application to travel with her children to Asia after the...

Divorce is never an easy process, and when significant wealth is involved, it can become even more complex. High net worth divorce...

New research from family justice body Resolution has found most people back a change in the law to give cohabiting people more rights....