Category Archives: Children Issues
The Child Support Agency was originally created to get money out of parents who were either not paying anything, or enough for the maintenance of their children. To correct this, the Child Support Agency (or C-MEC as it is now …
One of the most difficult type of cases for the family court to deal with effectively is the contact dispute in which one parent is refusing, unjustifiably to allow the children to see the other parent. By definition of course …
The family courts are familiar with cases within which children who come from split families are the subject of disputes between the parents in respect of how much contact the children should have with the non resident parent. Most cases …
Any cohabiting couple needs to be aware that if they intend to have children and are not married, only the mother will automatically have parental responsibility.
The Information Commissioners Office has fined two Councils for failing to keep very sensitive information about the welfare of children secure. Fines totalling £180,000 were imposed against Croydon Council and Norfolk County Council. These fines illustrate the consequences for failing …
At Stephens Scown we see it as being very important to choose the Legal teams to represent our clients very carefully. We regularly instruct Barristers to work alongside us in representing our clients’ best interests. It is crucial to match …
How do courts deal with parents who each want their child to be brought up following their own different and opposing religious beliefs? In a recent case the High Court dealt with a case involving a mother who was a …
Sarah Fitzgerald, family solicitor at Stephens Scown writes in response to the Government’s Proposals to “re-write” the Children Act. In January 2012, the Telegraph newspaper published an article headed “Children Win Legal Right To See Both Parents After Divorce”. As …
Local Authorities made more than 900 court applications in January 2012 alone, the highest number ever recorded. This was in comparison with 698 in January 2011. This according to CAFCASS, the Agency which appoints specialist independent Social Workers as Guardians …
Following on from our article regarding Ofsted inspections of child protection agencies, Ofsted is also making changes to simplify the inspections of adoption agencies as part of the drive to improve the care, which children receive. Adoption support agencies provide …
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