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Biggest ever consultation with children in England launched by the Children’s Commissioner

On 19 April Dame Rachel de Souza, Children’s Commissioner for England, launched ‘The Big Ask’, the biggest ever consultation with … Read More

Latest Statistics Show Divorces Taking Even Longer

The latest family court statistics have just been published and they show that the number of cases started in the … Read More

Family Justice Young People’s Board

The Family Justice Young People’s Board (FJYPB) is a group of over 50 children and young people aged between 7 … Read More

Keeping Cases out of Court

It is fantastic to see the proper use and application of Part 3 FPR to keep cases which don’t need … Read More

The Damaging Impact Of Court Proceedings

The judgment in this recent case begins with a depressingly telling first line: ‘This is the saddest of cases illustrating … Read More

What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Family Law Today?

What does it mean to be a woman in family law today? Read this article by Today’s Family Lawyer to see how … Read More

Samantha Woodham Speaks On The Citywealth Live Sessions Special

Huge respect to all those who won or were shortlisted for an award at the Citywealth Powerwomen Awards 2021. Hear … Read More

Samantha Woodham Wins Champion of the Year at the CityWealth Powerwomen Awards 2021

We are delighted to announce that our co-founder Samantha Woodham has won Champion of the Year at the Citywealth Powerwoman of the Year Awards! … Read More

Innovate UK Women In Innovation Award Winners

It feels amazing to be able to announce on International Women’s Day that our co-founder Samantha Woodham has been awarded, along with … Read More

The Family Solutions Initiative – A Response To A System In Crisis

The Family Solutions Group (‘FSG’) report, entitled What about me?: Reframing Support for Families following Parental Separation starkly underlined the problems of … Read More

The Private Law Justice Gap

The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has published a report on private law cases in England and Wales. The report ‘Uncovering … Read More

Samantha Woodham in Today’s Family Lawyer: How has Covid-19 impacted on the ability to get divorced?

As the one year anniversary of the pandemic approaches, Today’s Family Lawyer posed the question of how the pandemic, and … Read More