Child arrangements orders Since 22 April 2014, when section 12 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CFA 2014) came into effect, the terms 'residence' and 'contact' have...
Family proceedings are governed by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955. The rules in respect of private law proceedings relating to children are...
Civil and Family Service Centre at Stoke on Trent The Practice Note sets out the current practice regarding the issue of divorce petitions and financial remedy...
ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information following the creation of divorce centres and the centralised issue of proceedings. It explains the location of...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note details key reforms to the family justice system in 2014. Future reforms will be set out in relevant Practice Notes and highlighted in the...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note details key reforms to the family justice system in 2014. Future reforms are set out in relevant Practice Notes and highlighted in the...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners, inter alia, when considering which courts...
This Practice Note is impacted by the decision of the UK on 23 June 2016 to leave the EU. This has implications for practitioners, inter alia, when considering which...
The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (M(SSC)A 2013) received royal assent on 17 July 2013. Its main purpose is to enable same-sex couples to marry, either in a civil...
A number of pilot schemes are in operation in the Family Court. They are set out at Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), SI 2010/2955, Pt 36 and the associated...
On 22 April 2014, the Public Law Outline (PLO) 2014 for care, supervision and other proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) came into effect as...
This Practice Note sets out the current practice regarding the issue of divorce petitions, the phasing out of the regional divorce centres and the introduction of the...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners, inter alia, when considering which courts...
This Practice Note sets out the purpose and structure of the Financial Remedies Court, which is a subsidiary structure within the Family Court. It addresses the types of...
Following the publication of the Family Justice Review, in February 2012, the government accepted recommendations for a 'single Family Court'. The single Family Court...
From 25 November 2019, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) Standards and Regulations 2019 are in force, replacing the SRA Handbook and Code of Conduct 2011. Family...
The President of the Family Division issued Practice Guidance (Transparency in the Family Courts) [2014] Lexis Citation 3 on 16 January 2014 regarding the publication of...
