High Court (Family Division)
The Family Division is one of three divisions of the High Court. It handles complex cases involving child protection including decisions about: making a child a ‘ward of the court’, international child abduction cases, forced marriage, genital mutilation and financial relief in divorces that have been finalised in a foreign country. The Family Division hears cases in private and often anonymises the people involved to protect them.
The Family Court is different to the Family Division of the High Court. The Family Court is not part of the High Court and hears less complex cases. You can read more about the Family Division of the High Court and the Family Court on the Judiciary website.
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 2003.
You can read more about the Family Division of the High Court on HM Courts and Tribunals website.
Coverage on Find Case Law
Date range — 2003 to 2026
What’s included — We currently hold 3,070 documents from 2003 to 2026.
Transfer method — This court began regularly transferring judgments to The National Archives in 2022. The oldest judgment from this court included in Find Case Law is from 2003. Judgments from 2003–2022 were sourced from other collections.
You can read more about how to find older divorce case files in the divorce research guide.
Recent judgments
| Case name | Neutral citation | Handed down |
|---|---|---|
| The Rt Hon Steven Lord Lloyd-Bagrationi v The Attorney-General | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 1801 (Fam) | Handed down 14 Jul 2026 |
| Natalia Nikolaevna Potanina v Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (No3) (Video Evidence from Abroad) | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 1738 (Fam) | Handed down 14 Jul 2026 |
| A & B (Hague Convention 1980: Art 13(b)), Re | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 1763 (Fam) | Handed down 13 Jul 2026 |
| TR v ST (Letters of Request) | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 1785 (Fam) | Handed down 09 Jul 2026 |
| Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust & Anor v QF | Neutral citation [2026] EWHC 1621 (Fam) | Handed down 29 Jun 2026 |
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