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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 details of the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary’s recently issued Practice Note on changes...
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary has issued a Practice Note on changes to CE-File, the title of proceedings and the neutral citation of judgments in...
This week’s edition of the Family weekly highlights includes analysis of the recent Supreme Court decision that children’s views may inform the grave...
Family analysis: The Supreme Court held that a child’s views may be relevant when determining whether return would expose that child to a grave risk...
Private Client analysis: The Court of Protection held that continuing clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) for TB, a 19-year-old man in...
Latest Family Practice Notes
Child arrangements and contact orders—domestic abuse and harmA substituted Family Procedure Rules 2010 (FPR 2010), FPR 2010, PD 12J (Child...
This Practice Note explains how to apply for an order under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), namely, a child arrangements order (CAO), a...
This Practice Note explains about fact-finding or split hearings in private children cases. It sets out the factors in the Family Procedure Rules 2010...
This Practice Note explains how to make an application under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) for an order preventing an application...
Procedural guides provide a step-by-step guide on a wide range of family law matters, including emergency procedures, divorce, cohabitants, children...
Latest Family Precedents
1IntroductionThis letter is written as a joint instruction to you as an expert in financial remedy proceedings relating to [divorce OR dissolution]...
This document provides general guidance regarding civil partnership dissolution procedure. Your family lawyer will be able to provide specific advice...
This document provides general guidance regarding applications for child arrangements orders. Your family lawyer will be able to provide specific...
From: [insert child's previous forename and surname]To: [insert child's new forename and surname]This change of name Deed is made the [insert date and...
From: [insert full previous name of the person executing the deed]To: [insert full new name of the person executing the deed]This change of name Deed...
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
Child Support Agency
The Child Support Agency (CSA) is a government organisation that dealt with statutory child maintenance via a maintenance calculation prior to the creation of the Child Maintenance Service. See: Child Support Agency.
Consent order
An order in the terms applied for to which the respondent agrees.
Timetable
At the core of the PLO is the objective to resolve the application without delay and within 26 weeks (beginning with the day on which the application is issued). The court will timetable the proceedings with regard to the child's welfare and development.
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