President of the Family Division
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June 18, 2019
President of the Family Division’s guidance: Forms of Orders in Children Cases
Guidance issued by Sir Andrew McFarlane for judicial and practitioner’s information
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December 18, 2018
Practice Guidance: Family Court – Anonymisation guidance
Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division, has issued anonymisation guidance for the Family Court
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May 17, 2018
Protocol: Communicating with UK visas and immigration (UKVI) – In family proceedings
Protocol agreed between the President of the Family Division and the Home Office issued on 16 May 2018
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April 10, 2018
Family Proceedings: Parents with a Learning Disability
President of the Family Division Guidance
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February 25, 2016
Consultation: Reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends
Consultation on possible reform and replacement of the Practice Guidance concerning the approach courts should take to provision of reasonable assistance by non-lawyers to litigants-in-person in respect of legal proceedings.
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May 1, 2014
Mediation Guide for judges, magistrates and legal advisors
This guide has been prepared by the Family Mediation Council and the Family Justice Council, endorsed by the President
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November 15, 2013
Disclosure of information in cases of alleged child abuse and linked criminal and care directions hearings
Read the 2013 Protocol and Good Practice Model: disclosure of information in cases of alleged child abuse and care directions hearings.
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July 12, 2010
Practice Guidance: McKenzie Friends (Civil and Family Courts)
1) This Guidance applies to civil and family proceedings in the Court of Appeal (Civil Division), the High Court of Justice, the County Courts and the Family Proceedings Court in the Magistrates’ Courts.[i] It is issued as guidance (not as a Practice Direction) by the Master of the Rolls, as Head of Civil Justice, and […]