Born into addiction – Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome 25th November 2016 What help is available for mothers who suffer from addictions and their children? In Plymouth, one charity is offering real […] Categories: Children, Children Law and Social Services Intervention
BBC presenter’s court case highlights law on child abduction 3rd November 2016 Parental child abduction occurs when a parent takes a child away from their place of habitual residence without the other […] Categories: Child Abduction, Children
A few things to think about after the birth of your child 19th October 2016 Having recently become a father for the second time myself, you could say that I am literally writing from experience! […] Categories: Children
Informal Kinship Care – making your own arrangements for the care of your child 17th October 2016 The circumstances when parents make their own arrangements for relatives to care for their children or when a close relative […] Categories: Children, Children Law and Social Services Intervention
Separating when you have older children 10th August 2016 Everyone knows that separating when you have children is tough. Who tells them, how do you tell them? Is there […] Categories: Children, Divorce & Separation, Family Disputes Involving Children, Just Dads, Just Mums
How to cope with Father’s Day as a separated parent 14th June 2016 For many separated people, Father’s Day can be quite a lonely time. Some may be thinking about their children who […] Categories: Children, Divorce & Separation, Family Disputes Involving Children
Child care case referrals increase significantly 27th May 2016 One in five children now referred to social services before school age It has been recently reported that one in […] Categories: Children
When you think children aren’t listening 21st March 2016 Every parent becomes frustrated when they think their children aren’t listening. Many spend every morning telling children umpteen times to: […] Categories: Children, Divorce & Separation, Family Disputes Involving Children
Child Protection Planning Part 3 – What happens after the meeting? 15th May 2015 In our final blog on the child protection process, Ilke Hatter, Trainee Legal Executive, looks at the child protection plan […] Categories: Children, Domestic Abuse
Court orders surrogate mother to hand baby to gay couple 11th May 2015 There has been a call for the rules surrounding surrogacy to be clarified and tightened up, after a woman who […] Categories: Children, Legal Aid, News