Family law – 2025 round up

2025 has seen a number of significant developments in family law, including changes to statute, case law, and practice guidance.

The ongoing rollout of the Pathfinder Pilot continues to shape the approach to private children law cases in selected areas. In financial remedy proceedings, there have been important advances in the principles distinguishing matrimonial and non-matrimonial property, as well as in the treatment of pre-nuptial agreements. Further progress has also been made in other initiatives, including the Express Financial Remedy Pilot.

This webinar will provide a comprehensive round-up of the key developments from the past year, offering practitioners an up-to-date overview of family law in 2025.

Topics covered include:

• Divorce procedure developments
• Pre – nuptial agreements and developments
• The impact of standish v standish and division of assets
• Piloting of domestic abuse protection notices and orders
• Development in the pathfinder pilot for private children law cases
• Developments surrounding parental responsibility
• Domestic abuse and fact findings in private children law cases
• Fact finding hearings in public children law cases
• Modern views on post – adoption contact
• Calling experts in children cases