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Domestic Violence  • 

What is Domestic Abuse?

Domestic abuse can take many forms including physical, emotional, sexual, e...
Am I Eligible for Legal Aid?
Children  • 

Am I Eligible for Legal Aid? A Guide to Public Funding in Family Law.

Goodman Ray explains how to find out if you’re eligible for legal aid in fa...
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Family Law News  • 

Post-adoption Contact: Understanding the Impact on Families

Learn how post-adoption contact supports children, birth families, and adop...
Children's Human Rights Claims
Children  • 

Considering Human Rights Claims in Children’s Legal Representation

Understand when a child’s human rights may be breached and how to consider...
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Latest News  • 

Cyber Attack on the Legal Aid Agency

You may have seen in the national press that there has been a cyber-attack...
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Domestic Violence  • 

Cafcass updates domestic abuse practice policy

Domestic abuse practice policy updates In January 2025, the Children and Fa...
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Family Law News  • 

The Family Justice Council’s Guide to Supporting Neurodivergent Individuals in the Family Justice System

The Family Justice Council has recently published essential guidance on neu...
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Children  • 

Understanding the Public Law Outline (PLO) Process

A guide to the Public Law Outline (PLO) process. What it involves, why you...
Parental Alienation
Domestic Violence  • 

New Guidance from the Family Justice Council on Alienating Behaviour, Previously Referred to as Parental Alienation

In December 2024, the Family Justice Council released new guidance on respo...
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International Women’s Day 2025

To celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March 2025, we wanted to...
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Goodman Ray News  • 

A welcome ‘watershed’ for family courts

Previously a transparency sceptic, family lawyer and former judge Peggy Ray...
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Domestic Violence  • 

No More Week 2025: The Campaign to End Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

No More Week 2025 Impacting one in three women and one in six men globally,...