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More 'Dear Sam' letters?

Carla Ditz looks at the recent decision of Mr Justice Jackson in which he delivered his judgment in the form of a letter to a 14-year-old boy

Munby P: Government support for LiPs 'sadly inadequate'

Family court procedures and rules are unintelligible to litigants in person

Unintended consequences of new divorce petition

New form could lead to an increase in applicants naming a third party out of malice or inadvertence, warns John Darnton

The couple that arbitrates together…

Philip Hunter considers what a new arbitration scheme designed to avoid forum shopping will mean for international marriage disputes

Owens v Owens outcome will 'potentially affect thousands'

Lawyer questions whether there's room for judicial discretion among specialist family law justices

One in the eye for the entitlement generation

The Court of Appeal's decision in Sharp is a modern view on family finance, explains Simon Bruce

Munby P: Judicial intervention not the answer to helping those like 'X'

'Blood on our hands' remark and press interest led to swift action, says lawyer

You keep the house…

The Supreme Court's ruling in Birch v Birch highlights the cost of rehousing on divorce cases, explains Hazel Wright