This Resources section provides clear, practical guidance for litigants in person navigating the Family Court in England & Wales
— explaining procedure, preparation, and process in plain English.
1. Start Here
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.
2. Family Court Proceedure
Family Court Changes August 2026: What Parents Need to Know
Important family justice changes are taking effect this summer. JSH Law explains the new rules for expert witnesses, revised FHDRA listing guidance, the growing legal-aid gap, pressure on Cafcass and why AI-generated material must be checked before it reaches the court.
3. Cafcass & Reports Cluster
The Child’s Voice in Family Court: How Wishes and Feelings Are Heard — and Misunderstood
In Family Court proceedings, a child’s wishes and feelings…
4. Domestic Abuse & Safeguarding Cluster
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.
5. Court Skills for LIP
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.
6. Tools, Templates, Research & Cases
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.
