Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says

Mar 22, 2026 - 08:00
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Family courts in England and Wales ‘not good enough’ for women and children, minister says

‘Problem-solving’, child-focused courts to replace adversarial hearings, with earlier intervention to cut delays

Family courts are “not good enough” and have treated women and children unfairly for decades, a government minister has said.

Announcing a major overhaul of the family justice system in England and Wales that will play a central role in “rebalancing” the family courts, Alison Levitt said often brutal legal showdowns will be replaced with a “problem-solving”, child-focused model.

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