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Family lawyers have hailed the new era of fault-free divorce, which takes effect this week after decades of campaigning

Tini Owens, whose high-profile divorce went all the way to the Supreme Court, has welcomed the new ‘no-fault’ process

Now is the time for radical change for separating families. Lauren Evans trumpets calls for better support for the children of separating parents

With fault-free divorce set to come in from 6 April, its time to radically reform the system for separating families, with better support for children and parents, writes Lauren Evans, senior associate, Kingsley Napley, in this week’s NLJ

The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued guidance on the impact of the family court’s approach to costs of the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020

David Burrows takes issue with the new divorce and civil partnership dissolution law and rules

Romantic relationships are complicated, particularly when they end...

The decision in the Dubai aristocracy divorce case―believed to be the highest post-divorce financial settlement awarded by an English court―has a ‘relentless logic’, according to a lawyer who specialises in high value divorces

Family lawyers have expressed concerns over ‘revolutionary’ proposals by the president of the Family Division for greater transparency

The President of the Family Division has vowed to reform the system for dealing with child arrangement cases within the next three years

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Divorce

MOVERS & SHAKERS

NLJ Career Profile: Daniel Burbeary, Michelman Robinson

Joelson—Jennifer Mansoor

JMW—Belinda Brooke