King's family division

Cards (2)

  • why are cases in the king's family division heard in private?
    Because they tend to deal with complex, private family matters which tend to involve children
  • What cases does the King's family division cover?
    Cases relating to the welfare of children under the children's act 1989
    Appeals from lower courts like the family proceedings court
    Propety settlement within the UK between a divorced couple who divorced abroad
    International Child Abduction
    Female Genital Mutilation
    Forced Marriage