Court Rules Boy To Stay With Killer’s Father
A case where the judge ruled that a child should live with his paternal grandparents, even though his father was found guilty of killing his… Read More »Court Rules Boy To Stay With Killer’s Father
Child Law
Growing number of grandparents are seeking help and advice after being denied access to their grandchildren
There are many grandparents, who for a variety of reasons, are stopped from seeing their grandchildren and the effect of this can be devastating. Earlier… Read More »Growing number of grandparents are seeking help and advice after being denied access to their grandchildren
Successful appeal by Father as Judge did not properly explain the reasons for his decision
The recent case of V (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 274 was an appeal by a father following a fact-finding hearing in private law children… Read More »Successful appeal by Father as Judge did not properly explain the reasons for his decision
Facebook is now cited in a third of all divorce cases and often used to discredit parents in Children Act proceedings – think twice before you post online
Research has shown that Facebook has been cited in a third of all divorce cases and is increasingly relied upon as proof of inappropriate behaviour.… Read More »Facebook is now cited in a third of all divorce cases and often used to discredit parents in Children Act proceedings – think twice before you post online
Mother’s application to relocate the child to Hong Kong refused.
In the recent case of Re R (A Child – Relocation) [2015] the mother applied to relocate the child to Hong Kong and this application… Read More »Mother’s application to relocate the child to Hong Kong refused.
Court of Appeal Judge tells ex-wife she should ‘get a job’ and ‘get on with it’ in maintenance dispute
The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal from the ex-wife of a racehorse surgeon, as she sought to challenge a decision which would significantly… Read More »Court of Appeal Judge tells ex-wife she should ‘get a job’ and ‘get on with it’ in maintenance dispute
Children to have a greater say in family court cases and decisions about their future
The Government has announced that children will have a greater say in family court cases and that children involved in any type of family case,… Read More »Children to have a greater say in family court cases and decisions about their future
Claims Could Rise For Failures In Child In Care
Claims against local councils could be set to rise if it is found that there has been a breach in any of the child’s human… Read More »Claims Could Rise For Failures In Child In Care
How Old Does A Child Need To Be Left At Home Alone
A number of case in recent years of parents leaving children at home to go on holiday has brought the issue of how old a… Read More »How Old Does A Child Need To Be Left At Home Alone
Schedule 1 to The Children Act 1989 applications – not just for the wealthy!
Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989 (Schedule 1) was intended to make financial provision for the children of unmarried parents when they separated. Under… Read More »Schedule 1 to The Children Act 1989 applications – not just for the wealthy!