With 15 years’ experience as a family law barrister, Sapna specialises in aspects of private children law and financial relief, combining her deep knowledge with a key ability to get to the root of problems. She is able quickly to gain her clients’ confidence by being approachable and sensitive.

In this essential update, Sapna expounds on DAPNs and DAPOs, pre-action protocol, changes to Family Procedure Rules, costs in fact find proceedings [private children], domestic abuse and conduct in financial relief (financial remedies), and sharing principle and matrimonialisation (financial remedies).

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Domestic Abuse Protection Orders

Domestic Abuse Protection Notices

Annex 2 to Practice Direction 12B [Child Arrangements Programme]

FPR 3 and PD 3A

A Mother V A Father [2023] EWFC 105

N v J [2024] EWFC 184 [15 July 2024]

Standish V Standish [2024] EWCA Civ 567

ST V AR [2025] EWFC 4