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Domestic Abuse in the Family Court A System Under Fire A recent report published by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner this month, has exposed widespread failures in England’s family courts when handling domestic abuse cases, revealing that outdated attitudes and systemic dysfunction are putting children at serious risk. Not that we did not already know this, […]
An Interesting Tale Of Parental Authority Part II An Interesting Tale of Parental Authority & Judicial Intervention Part II Re S (Wardship: Removal to Ghana) [2025] EWCA Civ 1011 S did not let matters rest, he decided to apply to appeal the decision, and on 12 June 2025 his permission application was heard and permission […]
An Interesting Tale of Parental Authority Part I An Interesting Tale of Parental Authority & Judicial Intervention In October 1991, when the Children Act 1989 came into force, one of its themes was the concept of Parental Responsibility. Its intent was to clarify the definition, highlight the responsibilities and make a shift from parents asserting […]
Grandparents’ Rights Navigating Contact and Care for Children for Grandparents and Other Relatives Let’s start this blog post with the unpalatable truth: grandparents do not have ‘rights’ in England & Wales. And whilst this article is titled ‘grandparents’ it actually refers to any other relative, or person who has had regular contact with a child, […]
Leave to Remove Leave to Remove from the Jurisdiction of England and Wales: Holiday or Permanent Relocation In family law, the term leave to remove refers to the legal process by which a parent seeks permission to take a child out of the jurisdiction of England and Wales on either a temporary basis for a […]
Nesting Nesting is a term which has been coined to describe the situation where two parents, who are no longer in a relationship, take turns leaving the home so that the other parent can parent the children in the former joint home. I have, for many years, long before a term was coined for it, […]