The tag ‘Child Maintenance’ collates all related articles under this term.
Sir James Munby, Court of Appeal Judge, has said that more children should have their voices heard to explain their feelings in court. The judge… Read More »Judge says more children should have their voices heard and be allowed to give evidence in Family Court
Adopting children from other countries can be a complex process. It is also one that can sometimes end in heartbreak for those who may be… Read More »Sharia Law And Adoption
Adoption was made a priority by the coalition, as the prime minister declared in 2012 there was ‘no more pressing issue’ than speeding up the… Read More »Government policy to increase number of children being adopted falters as adoption figures fall
Following the recent closure of the British Association of Adoption and Fostering (BAAF), the Welsh government is taking measures it hopes will maintain and improve… Read More »Welsh Government Introduces New Fostering and Adoption Measures
The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has closed with immediate affect removing one of the key organisations involved in campaigning for children in… Read More »British Association for Adoption and Fostering Closed
In the recent case of F (Abduction: Acquiescence: Child’s Objections) the High Court ruled that four children at the centre of a dispute between their… Read More »Father must return children to their mother in Australia after wrongful retention of the children in England
Ofsted recently undertook a study of ten local authorities and 123 cases of children involved with social services in a survey commissioned by Chief Inspector… Read More »Vulnerable children at risk as study shows 25% of social workers’ assessments are ‘not timely enough’
Both Jersey and Guernsey have decided to drop laws that prevented same sex couples from adopting children. Guernsey decided that its adoption law, which was… Read More »Channel Islands Drop Same Sex Adoption Restrictions
The government has decided to help speed up the adoption process with a £30 million pledge reports the BBC, which is likely to maintain the… Read More »£30 Million Pledge To ‘Speed Up’ Adoptions In UK
The case of Rebecca Minnock, a mother who went missing with her three-year-old son Ethan, has been the subject of great publicity over the past… Read More »Mother faces committal proceedings after defying two court orders and running away with son