https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/family-law/ Recent content in Family Law on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/family-law/uk-family-law/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/uk/family-law/uk-family-law/ <h2 id="sources-of-english-family-law">Sources of English Family Law</h2> <p>English family law is derived principally from statute, supplemented by the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court and by an extensive body of case law developed by the Family Division. The foundational statutes are the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, governing divorce and financial relief; the Children Act 1989, the principal legislation on parental responsibility, child arrangements, and local authority intervention; the Family Law Act 1996, which provides remedies for domestic violence and reformed divorce procedure; the Marriage Act 1949, which consolidated the law on the formalities of marriage; and the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, which opened marriage to same-sex couples. The Human Rights Act 1998, incorporating the European Convention on Human Rights into domestic law, requires courts to interpret family legislation compatibly with Convention rights, including Article 8 (right to respect for private and family life) and Article 12 (right to marry).</p>