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Post-placement contact under the Adoption and Children Act 2002
Tanya Zabihi looks at the evolving guidance and statutory framework for post-placement contact.
Risk assessment – a safeguard to fairness
William Green examines the risk assessment criteria set out by the Court of Appeal for child welfare cases and how local authorities can address them.
Appealing the outcome of a fact-finding hearing in care proceedings
Graeme Bentley examines the implications for local authorities and children’s services practitioners of a recent Court of Appeal decision in which all parties supported an appeal against a Recorder’s fact-finding judgment, but, unusually, the Court dismissed it.
Parental obstruction of care
Victoria Flowers looks at the lessons from a highly unusual case in which a care order was granted for a young person (C) who was imminently to turn 17. This followed an earlier successful child assessment order application.
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Pathfinder and the Sunflowers
In today’s episode of FortyTwo Talks, Family Law Practitioner, Rachel Chan, is joined by Estella Newbold-Brown, Partner of Amphlett Lissimore to discuss the Private Law 'Pathfinder' and Estella’s new book, Isla and Quinn The Sunflowers.
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The 26-week timeframe and care proceedings with an international element
Gary Fawcett examines a recent Court of Appeal ruling on the 26-week statutory time limit in care proceedings with an international element.
Too little? Or too late?
In the first in a series of articles, Catherine Rowlands examines a Court of Appeal judgment that involved a wide-ranging exploration of the law and procedure relating to challenges to decisions about care for young people brought after the event.
Re A compliance in care proceedings
Emily Henshaw looks at what Re A compliance means and why it matters.
Fact-finding hearings and allegations of rape
Although a private law children case, there are various points in a recent judgment from Mr Justice Hayden that are relevant to local authorities involved in public law children proceedings, write Joanna Thom and Harrison Engler.
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