Family

• January 27, 2025

  The revised Judicial Skills and Abilities Framework (JSAF)

  The Lady Chief Justice and Senior President of Tribunals welcome the latest iteration of the JSAF

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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

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneNews

• 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

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlanePractice Guidance

• 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

  FamilyFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlanePractice Guidance

• January 21, 2025

  President’s Guidance: Public law children cases with an international element

  This replaces the President of the Family Division’s Guidance of November 2014 about the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit

  FamilyFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlanePractice Guidance

• January 10, 2025

  Practice Guidance: Transition of matters from the national Deprivation of Liberty (DOL) list to the Court of Protection

  Ensuring the process around the transition of cases is understood and managed effectively by judiciary and court staff

  Court of ProtectionFamilyFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlanePractice Guidance

• January 9, 2025

  Family court reporting provisions to extend to all family courts in England and Wales

  Find out when the new ‘Reporting Provisions’ will apply from in all family courts in England and Wales

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• December 11, 2024

  Financial Remedies Transparency pilot notice

  Find out more about the intention to roll out the pilot scheme across the country

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionFinancial Remedies CourtPresident of the Family DivisionPilot scheme

• December 11, 2024

  Family Justice Council has published ‘Guidance on responding to a child’s unexplained reluctance, resistance or refusal to spend time with a parent and allegations of alienating behaviour’

  Find out more about the guidance, which follows one of the largest consultations in the FJC’s history

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• December 2, 2024

  Family Court Annual Report

  Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has today published the Family Court’s first annual report

  FamilyFamily CourtFamily DivisionPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneReports