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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.

Behaviour Is Not Need: Why Family Lawyers Need Cross-Disciplinary Literacy

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A child's behaviour may be the most visible part of a case without explaining what that child actually needs. Prompted by Adelle Banks' call for “professional curiosity without professional trespass”, JSH Law examines what family lawyers can learn from social work, Cafcass, youth justice and deprivation-of-liberty assessment frameworks.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

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.