Ending the blame game: no fault divorce

The government’s proposals to reform divorce law are a welcome and long awaited change. The prospect of a ‘no fault divorce’ means that couples will finally be allowed to end their marriages without unnecessary family conflict being built in to the process. This will...

Fighting custody battles with no legal representation

Exclusive: Campaigners warn ‘huge injustices’ are taking place and children’s best interests are being ‘obscured’ as figures show 134 per cent rise in parents fighting cases alone. Article from independent.co.uk Lawyers and politicians said the...

Lawyers in the Family Courts – Are they worth it?

Legal aid was removed for 80% of family law cases following the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act back in 2013. This means that less people have been able to access legal advice for free in family law cases even where they have no money. Victims of...

Legal aid cuts forcing parents to give up fight for children

  The Guardian today has revealed. Deep cuts to legal aid have inflicted such disarray in family courts that parents are abandoning efforts to maintain contact with their children, the Guardian has been told, while one of the main architects of the austerity...