Family Court
Most family cases are heard in the Family Court. A limited number of cases are heard in the Family Division of the High Court, for example cases involving international child abduction and cases involving the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court. You can learn more about when the family court publish judgments in their practice guidance (opens as PDF).
This court began to regularly transfer judgments to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2014.
You can read more about it on the Family Justice System page on the HM Courts and Tribunals Service website.
Coverage on Find Case Law
Date range — 2014 to 2026
What’s included — We currently hold 1,931 documents from 2014 to 2026.
Recent judgments
| Case name | Neutral citation | Handed down |
|---|---|---|
| FAZ v MAZ (Private Law: Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Child) | Neutral citation [2026] EWFC 131 | Handed down 09 Jun 2026 |
| McGregor v Smith (Domicile/Misuse of Divorce Portal) | Neutral citation [2026] EWFC 128 (B) | Handed down 03 Jun 2026 |
| The Child (L), Re | Neutral citation [2026] EWFC 123 (B) | Handed down 03 Jun 2026 |
| Alfie (a Child)(Fact Finding: Multiple Inflicted Injuries), Re | Neutral citation [2026] EWFC 103 (B) | Handed down 29 May 2026 |
| The Local Authority v The Mother & Ors | Neutral citation [2026] EWFC 122 (B) | Handed down 28 May 2026 |
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Understanding Family Court judgments
Family Court neutral citation numbers use the format [Year] EWFC [Number]. For example, [2024] EWFC 141. Citations with a (B) suffix indicate that the judge is a District or Circuit judge rather than a High Court judge from the Family Division.
About Family Court
The Family courts in England and Wales are the Family Court and the Family Division of the High Court. Disputes touch on many aspect of family life and cases can involve marriage, divorce, child arrangements, protecting children, adoption, surrogacy, forced marriage, female genital mutilation, international child abduction and the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court.
Questions about judgments from this court
Please note that neither Find Case Law or The National Archives are responsible for the content of any court judgments provided to us by the Family Court.
If you have any queries concerning a judgment from this court, please contact them directly.