Angela Killa

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Talking Family Law - The Resolution Podcast · How to run a case in a Child Focused Court · 27 Jul 2026 podcast

The survey from resolution also noted for victim survivors that they felt that actually having the proceedings concluded more swiftly

meant that it reduced ongoing stress for them and also the exposure that litigation abuse can bring.

So I think there are positives and there are some things that maybe need to be tweaked.

First of all, thank you for the invitation to come on the podcast.

I'm already a big fan.

I've listened to all the episodes.

I'm Angela Killer and I'm a family solicitor covering all sorts of family work.

I work at JCP Solisters, which as you can tell by the accent is based in Wales.

I'm the deputy head of the family team there and I'm also co chair of the children committee with resolution.

It's well known I think to probably most of the listeners that the Pathfinder pilot was developed following the harm panel report and aims to place children's experiences and their safety at the centre of proceedings.

The Pathfinder pilot, which will now be rolled out nationwide, will be known as the Child Focus Court.

So I'll try my best to refer to it as that throughout, but I may slip up now and again.

So currently, whether you're going to be dealt with under the CAP system or the child focus court will depend on the location of the court that you're making the application to.

The child focus courts will generally deal with applications for child arrangement orders, section eight orders and enforcement orders.

Any other applications will still be dealt with under CAP.

And the key difference between the two are the way that they're managed.

So under the CAP process, generally people consider it to be quite party led and can be adversarial, whereas the intention under the child focus court is a contrast to that where it's more of an investigative and problem solving approach.

That process starts with an administrative triage stage, which is undertaken by the court to make sure that you've completed your application properly.

And then it moves on to gatekeeping one within a few days of the application being made.

At that point, a judge or legal advisor will look at the application and will usually direct that a child impact report is prepared.

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