Dictionary of Private Children Law 2025

The Dictionary of Private Children Law is a unique reference guide to the key concepts, cases, and practice of private children law. Its A4 format and targeted concise content makes it a unique model of accessibility and portability.

Presented in an easy to use A-Z format, with cross references where required, each entry acts like a practice note on the topic setting out the essential law, key cases, and practice points. The book distills the combined experience of the editors with the aim of providing a concise practical handbook focusing on the most important issues and practice points likely to be encountered by anybody involved in a private children law case. The intention is to achieve this aim for judges and practitioners working in the field, but also to provide a book sufficiently accessible for litigants acting without lawyers.

What's new for 2025?

• This 2025 edition has been fully updated to include changes and developments in the law from the last 12 months

Who will find the book useful?

• Every family law solicitor, barrister or legal executive advising clients on disputes about children after divorce or separation
• Family Court Judges
• Mediators, Arbitrators, and other professionals involved in out of court dispute resolution
• McKenzie Friends and litigants in person