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Jack and Paul’s Law: Ending the Presumption of Parental Involvement in Family Court

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Jack and Paul’s Law would remove the presumption of parental involvement. What the reform, Kate Kniveton’s High Court case and current domestic abuse safeguards mean for children and families.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Domestic Abuse in the Family Court: What the IDAS Family Court Report 2026 Reveals Five Years After the Harm Panel

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Five years after the Harm Panel exposed serious problems in the treatment of domestic abuse in private law children proceedings, the IDAS Family Court Report 2026 suggests many survivors are still encountering the same failure points. JSH Law examines what has changed, what has not, and why implementation may now be the central family justice challenge.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Family Courts “Not Good Enough” for Women and Children? Why This Matters for Every Parent in England and Wales

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A government minister has admitted that family courts in England and Wales are “not good enough” for women and children. This article examines what that means for litigants in person, domestic abuse survivors, and parents navigating private law children proceedings, including the rollout of Child Focused Courts and the proposed repeal of the presumption of parental involvement.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Pathfinder Is Failing Children: What Litigants in Person Are Really Seeing Inside the Family Courts

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Cafcass and Pathfinder are being promoted as major reforms in private family law. But many litigants in person say children are still being failed by delay, weak safeguarding, poor analysis, and a system under pressure.
JSH Law Resources and Guidance for Litigants in Person – practical family court information explained in plain English.© 2026 JSH Law Ltd. All rights reserved.

Ontario’s Integrated Domestic Violence Court: Why the UK Should Be Watching

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Ontario’s move toward an Integrated Domestic Violence Court…