COVID-19 is a viral crisis which has taken the world by storm. This crisis has led to parents whose children are subject to Child Arrangements Orders being concerned as to their ability to meet the requirements of the family court orders in a safe and effective manner. On the 23rd March 2019 the Prime Minister […]

Divorce is often a seen as a bad phase of life and triggers a number of emotions. There will also be lots of decisions which need to be made between the separating partners before they can consider moving on with their life. In order to successfully resolve issues surrounding a divorce partners must ensure they […]

It is quite unfortunate when a child is removed from a parent. This is often the case when the Local Authority makes an application for a care order. A court can remove child from parent where it is satisfied that: The child has suffered or is likely to suffer significant harm, The harm or likelihood […]

Your child used to run into your arms. Now they won’t even look at you. Contact visits get cancelled with endless excuses. Your ex-partner <a href=”#” data-toggle=”modal” data-target=”#myModal”>let us call you back.</a>claims they’re “protecting” your child from you. Sound familiar? You’re not imagining it. What you’re experiencing isn’t normal post-divorce adjustment. This is severe parental […]

Assessing typical child contact arrangements can be difficult. Typically following a divorce or separation the children will reside with one parent who has child custody and the other parent will need to agree child contact arrangements with the resident parent. Child contact arrangements dictate where and when the non-resident parent will see and have contact […]

We often hear about cases in which a parent who has acted unreasonable during the course of legal proceedings being subject to adverse cost consequences. However, our child law experts today consider whether a parent can be made to pay their own legal costs despite a successful appeal. In the case of M (A Child) […]

Surrogacy is when a surrogate mother carries and gives birth to a baby for another person or couple. Surrogacy is regulated by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA). The intended parents are parents who become the legal parent(s) of a child born through surrogacy and will obtain parental responsibility over the child. It is […]

If you’re received a divorce petition then you may want to consider your next steps carefully. Quite often couples are aware of divorce as divorce is finally filed after years of separation and is well anticipated. In other situations, the divorce petition may come as a complete surprise to the person receiving paperwork. Many partners […]

The charity Family Rights Group reported that close to 40 per cent of children have been separated from all their siblings by the care system. The data suggests that just under half of the children are separated in residential or foster care. Children who are adopted do even better – only five per cent of […]

We often hear about situations where parents who act unlawfully during child proceedings are penalised and how their case for child contact or child custody can be seriously impacted. Our family lawyers consider a case in which a council acted unlawfully in child adoption case. Local authority proposes plan to place child in foster care […]