Family Justice System of England and Wales

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The Family Justice System of England and Wales is a branch of the Courts of England and Wales that deals with disputes within families through Family law.[1] Disputes are resolved in the family magistrates court and in the Family Division of the High Court.[2] The matters considered by the court include those arising from marriage, divorce, financial payments following divorce, protection from domestic abuse and the risk of domestic abuse, child custody matters, adoption cases, cases surrounding artificial insemination, and the medical treatment of children.[3]

Legislation creates some obligations of the state to children, disputes involving such matters aare dealt with by public family law.[4]

In 2021, 265,308 cases entered the family court system. There were 38,528 domestic violence orders and 1,054 adoption applications.[5]

  1. ^ "Family Justice System". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  2. ^ "Family Judges". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  3. ^ "Types of Family Cases". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  4. ^ Garrison, Marsha (2022-10-28). Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-77794-9.
  5. ^ "Family Court Statistics Quarterly: October to December 2021". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-12-03.