Family

DNA provider celebrates huge fundraiser for charity partners

In the first of a two-part series, Cris McCurley examines key changes to the treatment of domestic abuse victims & their children within the family justice system

A National Deprivation of Liberty court (DoLs) is due to be launched next week, the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane has said

Does the ever-expanding scope of domestic abuse law risk creating confusion & inconsistency in prosecution? Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh investigates

Divorce applications have multiplied since the ‘no fault’ measures came into force on 6 April 2022, under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, HM Courts and Tribunals figures show

The Court of Appeal has ordered Charles Villiers to pay his ex-wife, Emma £10,000 per year, in what Tatler magazine dubbed ‘Britain’s most bitter divorce’

Kate West, Senior Toxicology Reporting Scientist at AlphaBiolabs, discusses how best to interpret a drug test report, and the common misconceptions about what can be learnt from a drug test

The Family Justice Council, which monitors the effectiveness of the family justice system, advises on potential reforms and promotes an interdisciplinary approach, will hold its eighth open meeting on 4 July 2022

From Monday 16 May 2022, all new hearings in the Central Family Court (CFC) (excluding hearings in the Financial Remedies Court) will be listed as attended hearings. HHJ Lynn Roberts (Designated Family Judge for the CFC) issued the guidance, which aims to increase the numbers of cases that can be listed and bring about more agreements and settlements

Ashley Hodgkinson, Sample Collections Manager at AlphaBiolabs, looks at drug testing methods and some of the most common ways that people try to cheat a drug test