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60-second interview: Mena Ruparel on returning to practice

The solicitor and arbitrator talks to Laura Clenshaw about the pressures of returning to work in the significantly changed family courts

Cyber divorce

Is monogamy dead? The founder of Ashley Madison certainly thinks so. But is finding that your spouse has an account on a website dedicated to facilitating extramarital affairs enough to get a divorce?

Taken from within

How do you deal with the problem of fraud when the threat doesn't come from a stranger, but a member of your own family, asks Sofia Tayton

Same-sex marriage: A constitutional tidal wave?

Carla Ditz considers the response to legalisation of same-sex marriage in the US and whether other countries will now follow suit

Reforms to family justice: A force for change or disruption?

Resolution discusses whether modifications to the family courts have improved matters for the organisation and its clients, or whether the legal aid cuts have made the changes redundant

A legal framework for cohabiters is increasingly critical

Cohabiting couple families still find themselves in a confusing legal landscape filled with potholes, says Paul Hunt

Private family law cases suffering as a result of court reforms

Resolution members say delays cause long-term conflict between parents

Number of cohabiting couples has doubled in last two decades

Resolution continues campaign for modern laws