Are the divorce proceedings held in public?
Family Court proceedings are not held in public. However, following recent changes in the law, the family Court proceedings are now open to the media, with the exception of conciliation hearings in Children Act proceedings and FDR’s in financial proceedings (see separate FAQ sections on Financial and Children Proceedings). However, there are restrictions on the extent to which the detail of the hearings can be reported i.e. in the interests of minor children and protection of privacy, and applications can be made to exclude the media if thought necessary.
