General Family Law
Information Zone - General Family Law
“2020: vision of the future of family law”
Published by David Hodson in the SFLA/resolution magazine June 2008.
Download the file 
2020.pdf (126.85KB)
Glossary
A list of family law terminology to help better understand what lawyers are talking about and some of the specific terms used. This Glossary provides general information only. Professional advice should always be taken and we cannot accept any liability for reliance on it.
Guide to divorce procedure
A guide setting out the timetable, forms, court hearings and related issues to getting a divorce.
Download the file divorce_guide.pdf (155.52KB)
Guide to getting married
How to do it as far as laws and rules are concerned.
Download the file getting_married.pdf (158.86KB)
Pre marriage agreements
The present law, in the form of lecture notes, including issues on the drafting and important practice management considerations on whether a law firm should undertake this work.
Download the file pre_marriage_agree.pdf (283.61KB)
Domestic violence and financial outcomes
A global survey showing those countries which are increasingly referring to domestic violence aas a criteria and circumstance to be taken into account in deciding what is the appropriate financial division on the relationship breaksown.
Download the file SA4.pdf (292.91KB)
Web resources for the English family lawyer and client
An article concerning the various resources now available on the web on family law issues.
Download the file webresources.pdf (135.01KB)
“Electrifying the Family Courts - IT innovations in family law”
An article in March 2007 Family Law magazine about possible IT changes in the family courts.
Download the file it_family_courts.pdf (131.12KB)
“Family law Conferences - time to go borrowing again”
An article in SFLA Review on January 2007 about the need to improve English Family Law Conferences and the benefits of borrowing from the Australian equivalent
Download the file australian_conference.pdf (115.01KB)
Resolution (SFLA) code, new version
The code of practice of the SFLA, now known as resolution, in its much shorter version launched in March 2007.
Download the file Code1.pdf (39.02KB)
Resolution (SFLA) code, previous long version
The code of practice of the SFLA, now known as resolution, in its longer and amplified version before being replaced in march 2007 by the much shorter version above.
Download the file prev_code.pdf (113.58KB)
Law Society Protocol
This protocol which applies to all solicitors, and not just members of the SFLA, sets out the standards for family law work in England and Wales. Despite requests so that we could include it here, we have not been sent it in a soft version so it has to be located in pdf format form from the Law Society website.
