Family Division
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February 27, 2025
PFD Guidance – Citation of Authorities: Judgments of Circuit Judges and District Judges
Read the guidance by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
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February 26, 2025
President of the Family Division publishes guidance on writing to children, developed with the Family Justice Young People’s Board
Find out more about when, how and why to write to children in family court proceedings
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February 19, 2025
Re Z (Unlawful Foreign Surrogacy: Adoption)
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February 14, 2025
Launch of the High Court Judicial Assistant Scheme 2025/2026
Applications for this vacancy close at 6pm on Friday 21 March 2025
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February 6, 2025
Re: H (Anonymous Surrogacy)
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January 30, 2025
Family Justice Council Guidance on Neurodiversity in the Family Justice System for Practitioners
Sir Andrew McFarlane explains more about the guidance for legal practitioners working with neurodivergent users of the Family Justice System
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January 27, 2025
Open reporting provisions extended to all family courts in “watershed moment for family justice”
Read about the final extension across England and Wales of the provisions that began with a pilot in three courts two years ago
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January 24, 2025
Tickle and Summers -v- BBC, PA and others
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January 23, 2025
Practice Guidance by the PFD: The use of Intermediaries, Lay Advocates and Cognitive Assessments in the Family Court
Please read this latest guidance by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division
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January 21, 2025
Guidance from the President of the Family Division: Transfer of proceedings
Please read this guidance for the judiciary, which is an update on a previous document