Knowledge and resources

It is very common, particularly once court proceedings have commenced, for one or both parties to struggle to meet ongoing legal fees. The parties are usually already struggling to adapt to financially supporting two separate households and may be unable to release funds from assets held in joint names, for example.

Family lawyers all over the country are seeing an increase in cases involving international aspects. This guide looks at the specific code of practice issues arising in international cases and gives guidance on how international cases can be dealt with in a code-compliant way.

Find resources on mediation, collaborative practice, arbitration and more.

This article looks at what's required with the initial client contact before mediation.

The rules around the validation of overseas divorces are not clear-cut, and may require expert evidence from the country where the divorce was obtained

The degree of recalcitrance in this case was rare but not unique, and reminds practitioners to ensure clients comply with their obligations, including full and frank disclosure, from the outset

Making sure LiPs know the purpose of individual hearings on the day, as well as – more generally – understanding their point of view, can help them without compromising our client’s best interests

A practitioner’s guide to obtaining external funding in financial remedies cases

Our new guide sets out the steps members should take to ensure they have arrangements in place and know what to do if you are concerned for a child or young person

Top tips on running collaborative cases and getting the best out of teams

The DR conference keynote address heard that, even in the most extreme conflicts, dialogue, listening and mediation can help build bridges

In this video, Jo O'Sullivan, from Resolution's DR Committee, talks through how she built a successful collaborative practice.

In this podcast, Karen Barham, Suzanne Kingston and Angela Lake-Carroll, take a closer look at Resolution's guidance note published in 2018.

In this recorded workshop, Rhys Taylor and Andrzej Bojarski cover tips on how to deal with practical issues arising from TOLATA and Children Act Schedule 1, and other related claims.

With the help of the Parenting after Parenting Committee we have put together this guidance to help you help clients who are separating parents

In this podcast, Andrew Campbell, QEB, and Peter Burgess, Burgess Mee, from Resolution's Drafting Committee discuss a number of thorny issues that can arise in drafting financial remedy orders.

In this recording, Matthew Richardson, from Coram Chambers and Resolution's National YRes Committee, presented the session below on wellbeing for family lawyers. It was delivered at one of Resolution's Code in Practice events in October 2018.