Family and children

Guidance and resources on family and children law issues, including relationship breakdown and children in the context of divorce or separation, plus children in public law and cross-border disputes.
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Legal aid and family law

Legal aid should be available for early legal advice, alleged perpetrators and victims of domestic abuse, special guardianship orders and finance cases.

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Legal aid means test review: understand the changes

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Early legal advice

We’re campaigning for legal aid to be reintroduced for early legal advice, particularly in family and housing law.

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“I couldn’t see career progression, so I made my own opportunities”

Meet Sarah Khan-Bashir. Growing up, a career in law wasn’t on her radar, and the early years of her career were marked by…

07 Aug 2023

Westminster update: criminal courts review tackles cases backlog

This week in Parliament and across Whitehall: the criminal courts review, Legal Aid Agency IT investment, European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and modern slavery.

14 Jul 2025

Westminster update: criminal legal aid funding cannot be a one-off

Your weekly update on the latest developments and debates in parliament and across Whitehall. This week: increased criminal legal aid funding, engaging the Law Society in family courts, Courts (Remote Hearing) Bill.

07 Jul 2025

Mind the legal aid gap

We urge the UK government to further invest in civil legal aid to avoid people having to represent themselves in court, particularly in cases of domestic abuse.

26 Jun 2025

Westminster update: lord chancellor on vital ECHR reform

Your weekly update on all the latest developments and debates in Parliament and across Whitehall. This week: lord chancellor on ECHR reform, legal aid in the Children's Wellbeing Bill, court investment debates for the Mental Health Bill.

25 Jun 2025

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