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Resolution are a group of family justice professionals from around the country working with families and individuals to resolve issues in a constructive way, believing that a non-confrontational approach to family law issues produces better outcomes for separating families and their children.

Good Divorce Week 2021 (29 Nov - 3 Dec), promoted by resolution, involved ‘kickstarting a national conversation about how parents can embrace a child-focused approach to separation’.

Sir Andrew McFarlane, the President of the Family Division, set out his view of the approach that should be taken to remote working in the Family Court.

There has been criticism over the use of witness statements in the family court. The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has set out a memorandum outlining the use and preparation of witness statements. He noted that ‘too many are prepared in breach of proper professional standards.’

In England and Wales, the minimum age for marriage or civil partnership without parental or other third-party consent or judicial consent, is currently 18.