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
Family Court Papers Arrived? Don’t Panic — Here’s How to Get Organised Fast
When family court papers arrive, it can feel overwhelming — especially if you are representing yourself and facing a deadline. This article explains how litigants in person can move from panic to structure by identifying the key documents, organising evidence, preparing chronologies, understanding Cafcass or Section 7 material, and getting ready for the next hearing with a clearer plan.
2. Family Court Proceedure
Who Judges the Judges? Judicial Accountability, Litigants in Person and the Family Court Transparency Problem
Judicial independence matters, but it must not become judicial impunity. This article explains how litigants in person can distinguish between appeal issues and judicial conduct complaints, how to report poor judicial behaviour, and why family court transparency must go further.
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
If Victims Need Legal Advisers in Crown Court, Why Are Parents Still Facing Family Court Alone?
The Government has announced a £5 million pilot scheme to provide independent legal advisers for domestic abuse victims in Crown Court cases. While the move is welcome, many family court litigants continue to face complex proceedings without legal representation or meaningful support. What does this reform mean, and what lessons could family justice learn from it?
5. Court Skills for LIP
Contact With Your Child Has Stopped: What to Do Before the Family Court Treats It as the New Normal
Has contact with your child suddenly stopped, or is an existing child arrangements order no longer being followed? This guide explains why delay can make a safe parent-child relationship harder to repair, what evidence the court will examine, when enforcement may be appropriate and how litigants in person can prepare a clear, child-focused case.
6. Tools, Templates, Research & Cases
Can We Trust AI With Family Court Documents? Open AI, Closed AI and the Legal Tech Divide
Open AI and closed AI are not just technical choices — in family law legal tech, they raise serious questions about privacy, safeguarding, transparency, accountability and trust. This article explores what the difference means for family court support, litigants in person, confidential documents, domestic abuse material and the future of human-led AI in access to justice.
