Campaigning for change

Resolution aims to work alongside government to raise awareness of family law issues and the benefits of constructive and non-confrontational approaches to family disputes.

Campaigning for change

Resolution works to raise awareness of family law issues and the benefits of constructive and non-confrontational approaches to family disputes.

Resolution regularly campaigns on policy issues and you can get involved by supporting our campaigning, taking our surveys and helping to spread the word more widely. You’re also welcome to get involved in our annual Awareness Week, held the last week of November each year.

All our policy and campaigns work is informed by the experiences of our members – family justice professionals – and their clients, and is driven by a network of member-led committees. Our committees are often asked to respond to consultations and calls for evidence.

View our Consultation Responses

Our latest campaigns

Cohabiting couples rights

The law doesn't recognise cohabiting couples in the same way as those who are married or in a civil partnership. Resolution is campaigning for change in this area.

More on our campaign for cohabiting couples

Resolution’s Vision for Family Justice

Our ‘Vision for Family Justice’ sets out where and how changes need to be made to address the current issues facing the family justice system.

View our Vision for Family Justice

Domestic Abuse in Financial Remedy Proceedings

A groundbreaking report into the interplay between domestic abuse and the treatment of finances on separation and divorce.

Check out our research

Policy in numbers

  • 11

    responses to government consultations this year

  • 550

    members had their say on our Vision for Family Justice

  • 280

    members responded to our policy surveys in 2025

Recent consultations

A fairer end to relationships

Resolution has responded to the MOJ’s consultation on reforming financial remedies on divorce and strengthening protections for cohabitants at the end of their relationship.

Proposed Family Procedure Rule and Practice Direction amendments

Resolution’s response to the Family Procedure Rule Committee.

Consultation on Short Notice Applications Documents

Resolution’s response to the judiciary's consultation on the Family Court Short Notice Application Guidance.

Policy update: our 2026 policy priorities

by Rachel Rogers, Head of Policy, Resolution

Resolution’s main policy priority for 2026 will be responding to the government’s expected consultation on cohabitation reform, finances on divorce and related developments. We are in regular contact with policy officials and will keep members informed. Domestic abuse and how to treat conduct will likely be one of the themes in the consultation paper.

We have been supporting The Law Society’s Save Our Legal Aid campaign. This is currently primarily focused on private family legal aid. The asks are to increase and regularly update civil legal aid fees for private family work; and to implement changes to the means test which would see thresholds increased and domestic abuse survivors better supported to access legal aid.

Our Legal Aid Committee is also focused on supporting members through restoration of the LAA’s systems. All the Committee’s tips can be found in our monthly legal aid newsletters.

Following the Autumn Budget delivered on 26 November 2025, Resolution’s Finance, Pensions and Tax Committee helpfully set out the key points family law practitioners should be aware of and how they may impact divorcing couples.

Read more

Legal Aid Newsletter

Resolution is regularly in discussions with the Legal Aid Agency to discuss the issues that matter to our members, in particular those who are legal aid practitioners, and their clients. Each month, Resolution's Legal Aid committee brings together the latest essential information, guidance and advice into a monthly Legal Aid newsletter, with the purpose of supporting legal aid practitioners in their day-to-day roles.

Read the latest Legal Aid newsletter