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Shocking, But Not Surprising: What the Latest Family Court Figures Reveal About Parents Going It Alone

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Cafcass recorded 42,172 new private law children’s cases involving 63,879 children between April 2025 and March 2026. At the same time, the Law Society reports that in 47% of private family law cases in 2025, both parties appeared without lawyers. This article explores what those figures mean for parents representing themselves in child arrangements proceedings — and why practical, court-ready support matters.

Non-Fatal Strangulation: Why Family Courts Must Treat It as a Lethal Risk Warning

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Non-fatal strangulation is one of the clearest warning signs of escalating danger in domestic abuse and intimate partner violence. This article explains why family courts, Cafcass, professionals and litigants in person must treat strangulation as a serious safeguarding issue, not an isolated incident or ordinary parental conflict.

Victims and Courts Act 2026: A Step Forward for Survivors, Children and Family Court Safety

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The Victims and Courts Act 2026 marks an important shift for victims, survivors and children. This article examines the new restrictions on parental responsibility for serious sexual offenders, protections for children born of rape, changes to NDAs, sentencing attendance, unduly lenient sentence reviews and why implementation will matter for family court safety.

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026: Why Home Educating Families Are Right to Be Concerned

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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 has been presented as a safeguarding and wellbeing reform. But for home educating families, SEND parents and those concerned about family life, it raises serious questions about state oversight, data sharing, local authority power and the future of parental responsibility.

Ontario’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court: Why the UK Should Be Watching

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Ontario’s move toward an Integrated Domestic Violence Court should make England and Wales pay attention. Survivors of coercive control and domestic abuse do not experience criminal proceedings, family court, protection orders and child arrangements as separate realities. Yet our systems often force them to navigate exactly that. This article explores why integrated court models could […]