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New call for sweeping changes to divorce laws

Current legislation is "outdated, inadequate and unfair," claims Resolution

Courts to order DNA testing to cut courtroom battles

MoJ funding for paternity testing is 'puzzling', says leading family charity

Defining genius

The sum of money awarded in the Cooper-Hohn divorce is not what makes the case so significant, but the percentage awarded and why, says Deborah Jeff

Court of Appeal brands legal aid cuts a false economy

Court and judges' time wasted in cases without lawyers outweighs legal aid savings and runs the risk that correct results will not be reached, reports Catherine Baksi

Bury St Edmunds divorce centre an administrative hurdle for family justice

MoJ plans for divorce centres criticised as 'woefully inadequate' by family specialist

Munby blasts interpretation service for extensive failures

Capita still failing to meet targets, causing family hearings to be disrupted, reports Catherine Baksi

MoJ mediation report tells us 'little that's new'

National Family Mediation says the source of referrals to family mediation have 'flipped' since the legal aid cuts

Practitioners urged to remain vigilant over Public Law Outline

The success of the system is in the hands of those within it, warns family lawyer