Family
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May 21, 2026
Update from Mr Justice Peel, Judge in Charge of the Standard Orders
Read the amendment to Order 10.2 (short form non-molestation order) as part of the Standard Orders
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May 11, 2026
Update from Mr Justice Peel, Judge in Charge of the Standard Orders
Find out about the updates to both Volume 1 (Financial Remedies Orders) and Volume 2 (Children and Other orders)
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April 23, 2026
Lord Justice Cobb appointed President of the Family Division
The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of Lord Justice Cobb as the President of the Family Division, following the retirement of Sir Andrew McFarlane
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April 1, 2026
A View from The President of the Family Division’s Chambers – April 2026
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, gives the latest update on what has been happening across the jurisdiction
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March 24, 2026
Recorder vacancies: pre-application seminar
The seminar will be via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 15 April 2026 from 5pm to 6.15pm
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March 17, 2026
Committal for Contempt of Court: Jason Evans
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March 17, 2026
Judges welcome roll-out of Child Focused Courts
Judges support the national roll-out of Child Focused Courts (previously known as Private Law Pathfinder)
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March 13, 2026
Financial Remedies Guide 2026
Read the message from Mr Justice Peel and HHJ Hess, see the 2026 version of the guide, and find out about the Court's structure, judges and more
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March 2, 2026
Preparing Court Bundles for Family Proceedings: Guide for Litigants in Person
This guidance applies to family court cases in England and Wales and supersedes previous guidance issued in November and December 2021