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In this issue: Practice and procedure Relationship breakdown Public children Private children Financial provision International children Daily and weekly news alerts Updated content Useful information Practice and procedure Family Justice Council Bridget Lindley memorial lecture HHJ Khatun Sapnara will deliver the Bridget Lindley memorial lecture on 12 March 2025. This online lecture forms part of the Family Justice Council’s annual interdisciplinary conference, taking place in Birmingham. The theme this year is ‘Diversity and Inclusion in the Family Justice System: Promoting Best Practice in Decision Making’... Relationship breakdown HMCTS adds ability for a solicitor to remove themselves as representing a party in divorce applications HM Courts and Tribunals Service has enabled MyHMCTS to let a solicitor end their representation in divorce matters. Choose ‘stop representing client’ from the next step drop-down to use the feature, which launched on 10 February 2025. Proceed with care: once submitted, access ends immediately and the case...

In this issue: Practice and procedure Financial provision Public children LexTalk®Family: a Lexis®Nexis community Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content New Q&As Useful information Practice and procedure Family Court’s broad powers affirmed by the Court of Appeal (Re K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court)) Re K (Children) (Powers of the Family Court) [2024] EWCA Civ 2 examined the constitution and authority of the Family Court, with the Court of Appeal giving unequivocal appellate backing to the President of the Family Division’s guidance (in 2014 and 2018/2021) on the court’s far-reaching powers. The decision therefore has relevance across the entirety of family proceedings and should be regarded as indispensable reading for practitioners. The circuit judge at first instance was wrong to conclude she lacked the jurisdiction to direct, on the mother’s application, that the father provide his Apple ID and password to the local authority, together with all co‑operation required to facilitate...