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Government announces early legal advice pilot for separating couples
26th January 2024
Legal Futures
The government is to launch a pilot of early legal advice for separating couples in a bid to help families resolve disputes as quickly as possible.
However, it has dropped plans to require parties to mediate before they can apply to the court.
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) today announced the outcome of a consultation last year on earlier resolution of private family law arrangements.
More than 60,000 private law children and contested finance cases went through the family courts in 2022.
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Standard Family Orders Handbook: Volume Two (3rd Edition)
The approved source of guidance to the official Standard Family Court Orders, covering Children and Other Orders.
HHJ Kambiz Moradifar, Nasstassia Hylton, Steven Howard, Edward Bennett, and Alexander Laing provide invaluable commentary on when and how to use each order, with a brief description of its purpose. The text of the orders is also interwoven with useful practice points from the authors. In addition, the colour coding in the approved orders has been reproduced so that you can easily see what to amend when drafting your orders.
