While there is still no clarity as to the potential impact of Brexit on UK family law, most commentators anticipate a significant upheaval in family law delivery by the justice system post-Brexit. Until the government publishes its legislative programme, it is only possible to make general comments as to the likely shape of the future legal environment.

What is clear is that the revocation of swathes of EU legislation regulating the pan European approach to marital law is likely to have a major impact on domestic UK family law delivery and, in particular, on the 3.7 million EU citizens who currently live in the UK and 1.5 million...