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Humans are innately social beings. Making gifts and supporting friends, families and charities are important parts of many people's lives, and there is often an assumption that this can simply carry on following a loss of capacity.

As of April 2025, the family court fees have increased. Having only just increased last year already, the justification behind the increased fees provided by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) is to produce a significant level of additional funding that will go towards improving service delivery, subsidising the cost of related court and tribunal services for which they do not charge a fee, and reducing the overall cost to the taxpayer.

Can anyone call themselves an expert in a British courtroom? Right now, the answer seems yes—and senior figures in the judiciary are sounding the alarm.