Liberal Democrat Justice Minister Simon Hughes said children aged 10 or over who are involved in any type of family case, whether it be care proceedings or disputes about child arrangements following divorce or separation, will be able to have their views heard when decisions are made that will affect them.
Children will be given the opportunity to communicate with a judge through meetings, letters or pictures, or via a third person in addition their social worker or Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) officer.
A total of 90,000 children were involved in family court cases last year.
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