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Family mediation: Making the process mainstream

As family mediation week 2017 unfolds, Jean-Yves Gilg says mediation could become the new norm, but only if enough momentum is built up in support of the process

Family mediators call on lawyers and judges to be more supportive

Initiative is reminder to family lawyers of their duty to consider all dispute resolution options

Civil partnership for only same-sex couples is 'discriminatory'

Private members bill receives cross-party support ahead of Commons debate

Religion and the welfare of the child

Hannah Greene discusses a series of judgments which show the delicate task of the secular courts in respecting parents' religious wishes for their children

Without representation, by choice or otherwise

Legal aid cuts continue to damage vulnerable litigants, and family lawyers, as well as the courts and judiciary, argues Pippa Allsop

Punishment befitting the crime?

Are tougher sanctions for defaulters on divorce payments orders justified, asks Paul Hunt

Intermediaries and judicial education needed in family courts

Fund the family courts to help judges protect domestic abuse victims, writes Matthew Rogers

LiPs need protection for unpaid financial orders

Enforcement of orders is often overlooked by judges and lawyers, says Law Commission