Sir Andrew McFarlane

President of the Family Division of the High Court of England & Wales and Head of Family Justice

Sir Andrew McFarlane is the current President of the Family Division, and Head of Family Justice, as well as the President – who is a member of the Court of Appeal – the Family Division consists of 19 High Court Judges. It deals with: Divorce, including disputes over children, property or money; Adoption, wardship and other matters involving children; and Judgments on behalf of those who are unable to make decisions for themselves, such as persistent vegetative state victims.

The Family Division also deals with undisputed matters of probate – the legal recognition of the validity of a will – in the Probate Registry of the Family Division in London, and the 11 probate registries in England and Wales.