The tag ‘Child Support’ collates all related articles under this term.
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
Mrs Justice Theis has warned when speaking at a conference ‘Surrogacy Symposium’ in London, that failure by parents to obtain parental orders in respect of… Read More »Children born through surrogacy who lack a court’s parental order could become ‘stateless and parentless’ with birth mother remaining legal parent – warns High Court judge.
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
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 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
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 (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!
According to a recent Department for Work and Pensions report (DWP), the number of non-resident parents who are paying towards the cost of their children… Read More »DWP report states non-resident parents paying child maintenance hits an ‘all time high’ – does this reflect reality?