For years, families going through separation have faced something that should never be part of any child's story: waiting. Waiting for hearings. Waiting for decisions. Waiting for life to settle down again, while proceedings drag on for months, sometimes years, in a system that was never truly built around children.
That is finally beginning to change.
On 17th March 2026, the Government confirmed that Child Focused Courts, formerly known as Pathfinder Courts, will be expanded across the entirety of England and Wales. This is not a minor tweak to the existing system. It is a real shift in how family courts work, and if you are a parent going through a separation right now, it matter...
