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JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

AI Agents in Family Court: How Much Control Are You Giving Them?

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Not every AI tool is equally agentic. Some simply answer questions; others can read documents, use tools, interact with applications and carry out multi-step workflows. For litigants in person, understanding that spectrum matters because the more an AI system can do, the more carefully its access, permissions and supervision need to be managed.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

AI Agents & Family Court: A Guide for Litigants in Person

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AI agents go beyond answering questions: they can potentially work through documents, organise evidence, build chronologies and complete multi-step tasks. For litigants in person, that could be genuinely transformative — but only if AI is directed carefully, evidence is verified and human judgement remains firmly in control.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

When a Child Says “No Contact”

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A child saying they do not want contact with a parent is important evidence — but it does not always answer the welfare question. This article examines PD12J, domestic abuse, indirect contact, Cafcass, wishes and feelings, contact breakdown and why understanding how a child reached their position can be just as important as recording the position itself.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Putting Children First in Family Law | JSH Law

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“Putting children first” is easy to say. This article examines what it should require from parents, lawyers, Cafcass and the Family Court—while making clear that reducing conflict must never mean overlooking domestic abuse or safeguarding risk.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Neurodivergent Children and the Family Court | JSH Law

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Neurodivergence is not a difficult-behaviour label and it is not a welfare analysis. This article explains why the Family Court must understand the individual child’s communication, sensory, routine and regulation needs before deciding arrangements.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Stolen Babies: Britain’s Forced Adoption Scandal

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BBC documentary Stolen Babies examines historic forced adoption across Britain. Wales and Scotland apologised in 2023, and in July 2026 the UK Government formally apologised for the state’s role in England.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Your Nervous System Is Not Separate From Your Family Court Case

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A frightened or exhausted parent is not automatically an unreliable one. This article examines why family courts, Cafcass and professionals must assess safeguarding concerns, children’s wishes and parental behaviour in their full context.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Justice System “National Emergency”: What the Crisis Means for Domestic Abuse Survivors and Family Court Users

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The Victims’ Commissioner has warned that pressures across the criminal justice system have the “hallmarks of a national emergency”. JSH Law examines what systemic delay, fragmented information and overstretched services can mean for domestic abuse survivors, children and litigants in person navigating the Family Court.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

The Order Is No Longer Working: What to Do Before You Go Back to Family Court

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A final child arrangements order is not necessarily the end of the story. But before applying again, litigants in person need to identify the correct procedure, the evidence that has genuinely changed and the orders that are realistically sought. This JSH Law guide explains how a structured family court case review can help.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Canada Is Treating Coercive Control as a Pattern — Are UK Family Courts Doing Enough?

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Canada is developing a striking three-layer legal response to coercive control across family, civil and criminal law. JSH Law examines what has actually changed, why social-media descriptions of a new “tier” of family violence need clarification, and what England and Wales can learn about patterns of abuse, children, post-separation control and family-court evidence.