May 02 2019

2nd May 2019

For decades, policy makers and court support services argued that just one in ten separated families relied on the assistance of courts. It turns out that this figure was very wrong and has been clouding policy judgements. President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, said this is:

“a far cry from the previous comfortable urban myth based on a figure of 10%. It indicates a major societal problem…”.​