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Putting Children First in Family Law | JSH Law

“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.
September 5, 2026/by jessica susan hill

Neurodivergent Children and the Family Court | JSH Law

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.
September 5, 2026/by jessica susan hill

Stolen Babies: Britain’s Forced Adoption Scandal

BBC documentary Stolen Babies exposes how unmarried mothers were shamed, controlled and separated from their babies through a system supported by the state and public institutions. Britain has finally apologised—but has family justice fully learned what happens when professional certainty, class prejudice and institutional power overwhelm individual evidence?
September 3, 2026/by jessica susan hill

Your Nervous System Is Not Separate From Your Family Court Case

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.
September 3, 2026/by jessica susan hill

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

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.
September 3, 2026/by jessica susan hill

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

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.
August 28, 2026/by jessica susan hill

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

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.
August 8, 2026/by jessica susan hill

Can a secret recording be used as evidence in the Family Court?

Can secret recordings expose domestic abuse and protect victim-survivors—or can surveillance damage children and undermine a family court case? This international, evidence-led guide explains the law in England and Wales, the lessons from a major Australian judgment and how litigants in person should handle recordings properly.
August 6, 2026/by jessica susan hill