Family

The Family Court has dealt with a record number of domestic abuse cases during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, while care proceedings for children lasted an extra three weeks on average and fewer children were adopted, official records show

The clock is ticking for obtaining effective UK pension sharing orders after an overseas divorce once the Brexit transitional period ends on December 31, practitioners are warning

Judges and family practitioners are changing tack in their approach to pensions sharing on divorce, research shows

Twenty years on from the introduction of pension sharing on divorce, the issue remains a hugely complex area that can spark highly emotive battles with no guarantee of equality. Yet there are signs that practitioners and the courts are starting to change their approach to the division of pensions to ensure a fairer outcome. Grania Langdon-Down reports

The Family Law Awards 2020 have received an overwhelming number of entries―despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis

A follow-up survey to gauge how well remote hearings are working in the family courts has been launched by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane

Anthony Gold solicitors will hold a webinar on ‘Weddings: the new normal’ on 1 October at 12pm

Fiona Lyon discusses the legal & practical steps for modern families in surrogacy arrangements

Ingenuity & resilience have helped to ensure justice for many families in lockdown but a coherent recovery plan is essential to protect the most vulnerable, as Graeme Fraser explains

A coherent recovery plan is required to address the rising backlog of family cases, including an ‘unprecedented level of children law applications’ and a sharp increase in domestic abuse injunctions, a family lawyer writes for NLJ.