Established as a straightforward, easy-to-follow handbook of procedure, this book on UK family law enables busy practitioners to avoid the most common pitfalls encountered when following procedure and preparing documents for presentation to the court, thereby avoiding unnecessary work and the possibility of incurring a wasted costs order, while contributing to speeding up the whole process. Previous editions of the book have been widely used in the UK's Principal Registry of the Family Division, other district registries, and county courts. This fourth edition offers step-by-step guidance on the effective conduct of all the most common types of family law application. It has been thoroughly revised to take account of all important UK developments in practice and procedure, including a new chapter on civil partnership applications.