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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 analyses of the recently issued Family Procedure Rules 2010, Practice Direction Update No...
The Department for Education (DfE) has published non‑statutory guidance on delivering the kinship allowance as part of the Kinship Zones pilot...
Family analysis: The final View from Sir Andrew McFarlane as the President of the Family Division highlights the nationwide rollout of the Child...
Family analysis: The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued new consolidated guidance on allocation and gatekeeping for...
Family analysis: Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), Practice Direction (PD) Update No 1 of 2026 has been issued setting out amendments to several...
Latest Family Practice Notes
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note sets out the changes to the Civil Procedure Rules set out in...
This Practice Note sets out who may apply for a parental order and the conditions that must be met for a parental order to be made under the Human...
This Practice Note sets out the different page limit requirements for bundles and documents in relation to financial remedy proceedings as provided...
This Practice Note sets out the additional and alternative requirements for the preparation of court bundles in financial remedy proceedings,...
This Practice Note sets out the different page limit requirements in relation to all proceedings other than financial remedy proceedings as provided...
Latest Family Precedents
In the Family Courtsitting at [Court name]Case No: [Case number]ORDERBefore [name of judge] in private on [date] at a [type of hearing].1The following...
This Precedent is based on a precedent found in Inheritance Act Claims: Law, Practice and Procedure Precedents by Andrew Francis (available subject to...
In the Family Courtsitting at [Court name]Case No: [Case number][The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973ORThe Civil Partnership Act 2004ORSchedule 1 to the...
In the Family Court sitting at [Court name] No: [case number][The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973ORThe Civil Partnership Act 2004ORThe Matrimonial and...
In the Family Court sitting at [Court name]Case No: [Case number][The Matrimonial Causes Act 1973ORThe Civil Partnership Act 2004ORThe Matrimonial and...
Latest Family Q&As
Featured Family content
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
Charge back order
An order providing for the transfer to one party of a property that is subject to a charge in favour of the other party.
Form ARB1FS and Form ARB1CS
An agreement that binds the parties to arbitrate and also to accept the rules'>IFLA rules of the scheme.
Presumption of death order
An order of the court declaring a missing person to be dead.
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