Family Law Handbook
Resolution’s flagship guide to family law provides practical, authoritative guidance for family justice professionals at every stage of their career
Available to pre-order now: publishing December 2026
Written by an expert team of practitioners, the Resolution Family Law Handbook is an up-to-date and comprehensive guide that clearly sets out the legal principles, legislative framework and key case law, alongside the practical guidance family justice professionals need to advise couples and families through separation and beyond.
Substantially restructured and expanded, this new edition has been designed with the busy family justice professional in mind, making it easier to navigate and find the guidance you need quickly. Whether you are starting out in family law, building your knowledge in a new area or looking for a trusted day-to-day reference, the Family Law Handbook is an indispensable guide.
Resolution’s Code of Practice and ethos run throughout, with an emphasis on a constructive approach that supports families and reduces conflict.
New for this edition:
- substantially restructured and easier to navigate, with new Key Points and Top Tips in every chapter to help you find essential information and practical guidance quickly
- NCDR embedded throughout as a central part of family law practice
- a new overarching domestic abuse chapter, focusing on good practice and its implications across all areas of family law
- new chapters on international financial remedy issues and international children law
- new chapters covering both public law children and private law children including procedure for Child Focused Courts
- a new modern families chapter, substantially expanding coverage of assisted reproduction and surrogacy.
The Handbook includes coverage of:
- the fundamentals of family law practice, including NCDR, domestic abuse, legal aid and costs
- marriage, divorce, cohabitation and nuptial agreements
- financial remedies
- TOLATA claims
- child maintenance and the CMS
- Schedule 1 proceedings
- Inheritance Act claims
- businesses on divorce
- international financial remedy issues
- private law children
- public law children
- assisted reproduction, surrogacy and modern families
- international children law
More than a guide to the law, the Family Law Handbook is a practical guide to good practice for family justice professionals grounded throughout in Resolution’s approach.