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In family law, half the battle is keeping on top of the latest case law, legislation, precedents and forms. Lexis+ Family brings everything together for you online, in one place. So you can get up to speed faster, with more time to spend on your clients.
Financial provision
Comprehensive coverage of all aspects of financial provision, from underlying principles considered by the court to applications under specific legislation. Not forgetting in-depth practical guidance on specialist areas.
Private children
Get stuck into all areas of private children law, from fundamental principles to evidence and procedure. Plus subtopics to make sure practitioners have the relevant practical guidance at their fingertips.
International law
Families are increasingly international, so practitioners need quick access to relevant practical guidance. We'll provide the information you need to advise your clients on the best jurisdiction.
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In family law, half the battle is keeping on top of the latest case law, legislation, precedents and forms. Lexis+® Family brings everything together for you online, in one place.
Latest Family News
This week's edition of the Family weekly highlights includes analysis of the implications of the decision of Mazur in the family courts, details of...
HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) has published a release note introducing a new feature on the Financial Remedy Service portal that allows...
The Online Procedure Rule Committee (OPRC) has published a summary of responses to its consultation on the draft Online Procedure (Core Rules and...
Local Government analysis: The High Court held that a local authority acted unlawfully in failing to treat a bereaved child as ‘looked after’ under...
Family analysis: In Re XX v GH (Legal Services Act 2007 Exemption) [2026] EWFC 51 (B), His Honour Judge Farquhar considered the impact of the High...
Latest Family Practice Notes
This Practice Note provides an overview of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL(RR)A 2023) and the background to its enactment....
This Practice Note sets out the general requirements for the preparation of court bundles in all family proceedings, including the documents to be...
This Practice Note details the significance of independent legal advice in relation to marital and civil partnership agreements. It considers the...
Although it is generally recognised that grandparents can play an important role in the lives of their grandchildren, grandparents do not have an...
This Practice Note sets out the applicable principles in relation to disclosure prior to the entering into of a marital or civil partnership...
Latest Family Precedents
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Dear [insert client’s name]FinancesI confirm that your application for a financial order (Form A—Notice of [intention to proceed with] a financial...
Dear [insert client’s name]DivorceI have received your [husband OR wife]’s sealed acknowledgment of service (Form D10) from the court and I enclose a...
This document provides general guidance regarding notice to show cause applications in family proceedings. Your family lawyer will be able to provide...
This document provides general guidance regarding an application for financial provision after overseas divorce under Part III of the Matrimonial and...
Latest Family Q&As
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Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989
Procedure—Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989This Practice Note sets out the procedural requirements in relation to an application under Schedule 1 to...
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Applications under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997This Practice Note explains the six criminal offences that may be committed under the...
Striking out a statement of case
Striking out a statement of caseThis Practice Note explains the court's power to strike out a statement of case. It summarises the grounds on which a...
The grounds on which a marriage is void
The grounds on which a marriage is voidA void marriage is one that will be treated by the court as never having taken place. The grounds on which a...
Sequestration (confiscation of assets) within contempt proceedings
Sequestration (confiscation of assets) within contempt proceedingsSequestration is a process for dealing with a contempt of court that would be...
Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation order
Application to vary, extend or discharge a non-molestation or occupation orderUnder the Family Law Act 1996 (FLA 1996) a non-molestation order is an...
Notice to show cause applications in family proceedings
Notice to show cause applications in family proceedingsIf one party considers that an agreement has been reached (usually in relation to financial...
What is the procedure to withdraw an application made on Form C100?
Pre-nuptial agreements—client guide
Pre-nuptial agreements—client guideThis document provides general guidance regarding pre-nuptial agreements. Your family lawyer will be able to...
Steps to take after a client meeting
Steps to take after a client meetingFile noteA file note (also known as an attendance note) should be prepared immediately after the first interview,...
Is a divorce petition a public document and can anyone request a copy? If not, is there anything to prevent a party to a divorce from giving copies of the petition to a third party such as an employer?
Declarations of parentage—procedure
Declarations of parentage—procedureThe procedure for an application for a declaration of parentage is governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR...
Working with counsel
Working with counselInstructing counsel to advocate on a client’s behalf should be a matter of careful thought and preparation. The role of counsel is...
Non-molestation orders
Non-molestation ordersUnder the Family Law Act 1996 (FLA 1996) a non-molestation order is an order prohibiting a person (the respondent) from...
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989
Reports under section 37 of the Children Act 1989Under section 37 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the court has the power to order an...
‘Associated persons’ as defined in section 62(3) of Family Law Act 1996 includes people who have, or have had, an intimate personal relationship with each other which is or was of significant duration. How is ‘significant duration’ defined and how long is considered significant?
Financial clean break orders in family proceedings
Financial clean break orders in family proceedingsDuty of the court to consider a clean breakAlthough there is no presumption in favour of there being...
What is the procedure to withdraw a divorce petition that has already been served on the respondent? Will the respondent be notified of any application to withdraw the petition and what does the court take into account in deciding whether the petition should be dismissed?
Associated legal terms
Equal sharing principle
That matrimonial assets should be shared in equal proportions unless there is good reason to depart from equality.
Initial screening
An initial meeting between a party and a collaborative lawyer whereby the available options are explored and explained and the suitability of the collaborative process ascertained.
Secured periodical payments
An order for periodical payments that includes provision for a form of capital deposit or other asset to be provided by way of security under the order.
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