What is Parental Responsibility?
So what is Parental Responsibility? Parental Responsibility is all the rights, duties and obligations a…
August 19, 2016 By Mark Smith
Summer holiday advice for separated families
The summer holidays are now well and truly upon us. Whilst they are a welcome…
August 5, 2016 By Mark Smith
Help for care leavers
CAFCASS recently published statistics showing that the number of care applications received in June 2016…
August 2, 2016 By Libby Lovell
Thinking about the children in a divorce
Divorce or separation are especially hard when children are involved. Mark Smith, family law partner,…
April 8, 2016 By Mark Smith
Case study: international child abduction appeal
In the judgment given on 3 February 2016, the Supreme Court allowed the appeal by…
April 1, 2016 By Stephens Scown
Local authority criticised for quality of Section 7 report
Mr Justice MacDonald delivered a scathing assessment of a Section 7 report prepared by a…
March 15, 2016 By Philippa Leaity
The importance of the full assessment of special guardians
Following our article regarding the importance of special guardianship orders and assessments being undertaken fully…
March 4, 2016 By Edward Bidder
Where do you live? Losing and gaining habitual residence
In cases concerning children where there is an international element, a first step is to…
February 25, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
Using special guardianship properly
The concept of special guardianship orders have been with us for some years. It is…
February 25, 2016 By Bill Wilkins
Special guardianship orders – findings review
The Department for Education has released a report of its review of special guardianship orders…
January 27, 2016 By Edward Bidder
Special Guardianship Orders
It is now almost 10 years since Special Guardianship Orders were introduced as a permanency…
September 23, 2015 By Mark Smith
Mother’s hostility to father’s contact, denies father contact
The Court of Appeal dismisses father’s appeal describing this as a “tragic outcome to the…
September 23, 2015 By Stephens Scown