Eid ul Fitr is one of the most significant celebrations for Muslim families, but its exact date is only confirmed once the new moon is sighted, which can make planning difficult. In this informative blog for Resolution members working with Muslim clients, Aysha Chouhdary reflects on the challenges this can create for separated families and the importance of communication, flexibility and cultural understanding.
Shaili Gohil-Desai of Burgess Mee reflects on the emotional and practical realities of returning to work as a family lawyer after maternity leave. Balancing excitement, guilt and adjustment, she shares how support from colleagues, family and other working mothers helped ease the transition and normalise the evolving experience of combining career and parenthood.
Farhana Shahzady marks International Women’s Day on 8 March 2026, reflecting on Wuthering Heights as a reminder of how power, property and patriarchy once shaped women’s lives and marriages. While family law has progressed since the MCA 1973, the Fair Shares Report shows financial inequality after divorce persists. True fairness requires reform grounded in evidence and lived reality.
Lesley Edelstein take a light-hearted look at what it would have been like representing Henry VIII as the ultimate high-stakes divorce client. Beneath the Tudor theatrics, it highlights the value of working as a team and adherence to Resolution’s Code when managing difficult clients while staying ethical, constructive and focused on long-term outcomes.
Nazia Rashid reflects on a rare moment in London when Ramadan, Lent and the Lunar New Year overlapped, exploring shared themes of reflection, fasting and celebration across faiths.
Marking LGBTQIA+ History Month, Bridget Garrood reflects on twenty years of legal change for same sex couples, from criminalised discrimination to marriage equality. While legislation has transformed family law, the author highlights the lived realities still facing LGBTQ+ families, particularly around separation, parenthood and cross-border recognition. Rights in legislation only matter if they work in real life. Family lawyers work with people at their most vulnerable, from those anxiously trying to grow their families through issues like surrogacy or adoption to the challenges faced when relationships come to an end. It is never ‘one size fits all’. Real families are diverse, complex - and often incredibly brave.