On Wednesday 6th April there was a change in the rules that govern family law court cases such as divorce.  A whole new set of rules came in to replace the existing rules.  In many cases the new rule is the same as or similar to the old rule, but practitioners are having to check carefully to make sure they are using the correct procedure.

With the new rules has come a complete set of new court forms.  On the whole, the new forms seem quite well designed and my initial impression is favourable.