Parent Cognitive Assessments in Care Proceedings 18th March 2024 In a recent judgment by Mrs. Justice Lieven last month (February 23, 2024), significant insights were shared regarding the necessity […] Categories: Adoption, Children, Children Law and Social Services Intervention
A Decade of Equality: The 10-Year Anniversary of Same-Sex Marriages in the UK 17th July 2023 The introduction of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 and same-sex marriages in the United Kingdom marked a historic […] Categories: Adoption, Divorce & Finance, Divorce & Separation, Family Disputes Involving Children
More children born out of wedlock than ever before – but where does this leave you if you separate? 23rd August 2022 The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for Births in England and Wales 2021 show that more […] Categories: Adoption, Children, Family Disputes Involving Children, Just Dads, Just Mums
Kinship care and financial support 25th October 2021 The House of Commons Library has recently published a briefing paper setting out the various types of financial support that […] Categories: Adoption, Grandparents
Emmerdale adoption storyline – what can Dawn do? 6th February 2019 For any avid Emmerdale fans, you may recognise the words: “Like I said Dawn, it’s not as simple as that. […] Categories: Adoption, Children
Adoption explained 30th January 2017 At the end of last year the government announced that adoptions had fallen drastically by 12%. Many reasons were given […] Categories: Adoption
Children and Social Work Bill – A Fast-Track to Adoption? 23rd May 2016 Delays in resolving the long-term arrangements for children who are subject to Care Proceedings has been a political hot-potato for […] Categories: Adoption
Our Family Doesn’t Live Together, So How Can We Still Be a Family? 25th February 2015 Modern families in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. A few hundred years ago, a family consisted of […] Categories: Adoption, News
Support fund of £19m set up for adoptive families 2nd January 2015 A new adoption support fund worth £19 million is to be rolled out across the UK from May. The news […] Categories: Adoption, Children, News
Adoption – A quicker, easy process? 3rd November 2014 National adoption week is a good opportunity to reflect on the issues currently being discussed with regard to adoption. Nationally […] Categories: Adoption, Children