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BAILII
Free text of all public judgments
bailii.org


CB7 form
Guide for separated parents: children and the family courts
www.cafcass.gov.uk/media/168195/cb7-eng.pdf


Expert templates
The Law Society has developed a suite of templates to use when instructing experts in family proceedings.
www.lawsociety.org.uk/advice/family-expert-templates


Family Court Guide
Links to sources on the Judiciary
judiciary.gov.uk/publications-and-reports/FamilyCourtGuide

Family Law Bar Association Guidance Locator
Links to guidance in family law
flba.co.uk/blog/2013/06/28/guidance-locator

Family Law Week
Judgments and commentary on family cases
familylawweek. co.uk


Family Orders Project
An ongoing project by the judiciary to produce standard form orders
www.judiciary.gov.uk/publications/family-orders-project


Government Legislation Website
Statutes (largely revised) and Statutory Instruments (in original form). Court rules on Ministry of Justice site
legislation.gov.uk


Guidelines for Judges meeting children
Produced by the Family Justice Council
www.judiciary.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/JCO/Documents/FJC/voc/Guidelines_+Judges_seeing_+Children.pdf


House of Lords
Archive of judgments before formation of the Supreme Court in July 2009
publications. parliament.uk/pa/ld/ldjudgmt.htm


Jordans
Various resources, all Practice Directions to the Family Procedure Rules can be found here under “Practice Guidance”. 
familylaw.co.uk


Legal Aid
Check if you can get legal aid
www.gov.uk/check-legal-aid


Marilyn Stowe
Family Law and Divorce Blog
www.marilynstowe.co.uk


MoJ videos
Videos produced by the MoJ (search for ‘family court’)
https://www.youtube.com/user/MinistryofJusticeUK


No Family Lawyer
Three YouTube videos about what happens in court
www.nofamilylawyer.co.uk/going-to-court-videos.html

Parliament
Text of Bills currently passing through Parliament.
parliament.uk


Pink Tape
The blog run by the author of this book.
pinktape.co.uk


Supreme Court
Judgments of the Supreme Court since its formation in July 2009
supremecourt.gov.uk/decided-cases/index.html
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    • Is it an alternative to a lawyer?
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    • I’m a lawyer – aren’t you doing us out of a job?
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