Are family court hearings private or public?
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Are family court hearings private or public?

08/05/2025

Family court hearings, until recently, have taken place in private, ensuring the participants’ anonymity. However, the extension of a transparency pilot scheme now means that reporters have greater access to family courts and can report on what they see. In financial proceedings, the FRC (Financial Remedies Court) launched a reporting pilot on 15 December 2023. […]

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