Category Archives: Family Law

The Court of Appeal (CoA) reaffirmed that adoption is a last resort and courts must conduct a rigorous proportionality analysis when considering placement orders. Where a child is thriving with a

A recent High Court ruling on the rejection of a Christian couple’s application to become foster carers affirmed the decision of the local authority to prioritise the welfare and identity of

The Supreme Court heard an appeal regarding a resident parent’s claim for the child element of Universal Credit (UC) while the child was living, at all material times, outside of the UK.Facts:Ms.

The High Court unequivocally confirmed that a transgender man’s right to conceive and carry a child is not inconsistent with his declaration to live fully in the acquired male gender for the rest of

The Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld the legal requirement that the permanent removal of children from settled kinship care must be based on proven facts and not on professional concern or

Although ultimately granting a Parental Order, the High Court warned would-be parents against embarking on a surrogacy arrangement in those instances where they do not meet or have any knowledge of

The High Court confirmed the limited grounds on which an appellate court may interfere with a refusal to remove the father’s surname from that of the child.

Facts:

The mother, M, and father, F,

The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard a case regarding the local authority (LA’s) application to compel the return of a British child from a non-Convention country against the parents’ will.

Facts:

This

The High Court’s decision to dismiss this defamation claim serves as a critical example of the judiciary’s reluctance to allow courts to be used for the collateral litigation of acrimonious family

The High Court’s decision signals that where parental alienation is acute, and the protective safety net of the Local Authority (LA) is withdrawn or deemed inadequate, the Family Court will not