Family Law
Family law is the body of UK statute and court procedure, principally the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, the Children Act 1989, and the Family Procedure Rules 2010, that governs marriage, divorce, financial provision, and the welfare of children. Family-law work involves uniquely sensitive personal data: divorce petitions, financial-disclosure Form E packs, children-proceedings statements, and safeguarding reports all carry identifiers of parties, children, and wider family members. anonym.legal will offer en-GB workflows that pseudonymise these identifiers in line with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, the Children Act 1989, and the anonymisation expectations of the Family Procedure Rules 2010, preserving the substantive welfare and financial narrative while protecting parties, particularly children, during disclosure, mediation, and reporting. Task-specific family-law guidance lands in US-009.
V číslech
There were 102,678 divorces granted in England and Wales in 2023, returning to pre-pandemic levels, each generating proceedings files containing sensitive personal data of spouses and children.
Office for National Statistics, Divorces and Dissolutions in England and Wales: 2023
Family courts received 44,563 financial remedy applications in 2023, each involving Form E financial disclosure packs that carry detailed personal financial data of both parties.
Kdy se to nevztahuje
- Does not assess the welfare of children or make recommendations on child arrangements — those judgements fall within the exclusive competence of the court under the Children Act 1989, applying the paramountcy principle.
- Does not value assets, verify financial disclosure, or advise on the factors the court weighs under the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 s.25 — Form E financial disclosure must be completed and verified by the parties with legal advice.
Úkoly
Anonymising Divorce Petitions (Form D8) for Mediation
Family Procedure Rules 2010Pseudonymising Financial Remedies Applications (Form A)
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973Anonymising Form E Financial Statements and Bundles
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973Anonymising Children Act 1989 Welfare Reports (Section 7)
Children Act 1989Pseudonymising Children Proceedings Court Bundles
Family Procedure Rules 2010Anonymising Child Arrangements Order Applications
Children Act 1989Pseudonymising Care Proceedings Social Work Statements
Children Act 1989Anonymising Special Guardianship Reports and Assessments
Children Act 1989Anonymising Family Judgments for Publication (FPR r.27.11)
Family Procedure Rules 2010Pseudonymising Family Mediation Summaries and MIAMs
Family Procedure Rules 2010Anonymising Form D81 Consent Order Statements
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973Anonymising Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Matrimonial Causes Act 1973Pseudonymising CAFCASS Reports and Safeguarding Letters
Children Act 1989Anonymising Non-Molestation Order Applications
UK GDPRPseudonymising Occupation Order Applications
UK GDPRAnonymising Schedule 1 CA 1989 Financial Applications
Children Act 1989Anonymising Materials for Transparency Pilot Reporting
FPR PD 36J