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Ryder J warns of restrictions on cross-examination at family courts

'Inquisitorial environment' needed for litigants in person

New joint parenting laws are not just unnecessary, they are dangerous

Instead of jeopardising the flexible, child-focused set of principles developed under the Children Act, the government should improve the enforceability of contact orders, says Stuart Ruff

Family lawyers attack shared parenting plans

Ministers outline four options for amendments to the Children Act

Family business | We must not ignore the warnings about fixed fees

The dire situation in the residential property sector gives us a taste of things to come if we adopt this method elsewhere: quality will plummet and negligence claims and insurance premiums will escalate, argues Marilyn Stowe

Breakfast in bed, chocolate on the pillow and a divorce

The divorce hotel is coming to the UK, but how will it work 'and will it be a success? asks Jonathan West

One of the family: Re Erskine Trust

Adopted sons win right to be considered next of kin in High Court's decision in Re Erskine Trust, reports Joseph Goldsmith

Blame game: no-fault divorce

Mark Heselton asks whether it's time for no-fault divorce

View from the bench | Debt and divorce

DJ Nigel Law examines the extent to which judges will take 'debts into account when dividing assests