children

In Father v Mother [2026] EWFC 287(B), the court considered how to balance a child's relationship with both parents against the continuing impact of serious domestic abuse. Polly Atkins of Hunters, who acted for the mother, examine the court's staged approach to contact and the practical lessons for practitioners where abuse has been admitted but questions of risk remain.

The lessons from the Mahmoud v Glanville judgments run to the core of the Resolution ethos

The new scheme reshaping the architecture of private children law

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This checklist has been developed by Resolution’s Domestic Abuse, Children and Drafting Committees for use in cases involving allegations of domestic abuse and in high conflict cases.

A look at this year’s guidance from the Family Justice Council