Category Archives: Children Law

Parental Contributions to Children’s Businesses – Legal Certainty is Priceless

It is commonplace for parents to put their hands in their pockets to help their...

Adoption – Placement Within Birth Families Must Be Carefully Explored

Ordering adoption of children outside their birth families is very much a last resort and...

Adoption, Searching for Birth Parents and Rectification of Birth Certificates

There can be few questions of greater importance than ‘Who is my parent?’. Khansa Taha...

International Child Abduction – Girl’s Wishes and Feelings Sway Family Judge

In cases of cross-border child abduction, it is hardly surprising that the clear position under...

Separated parents wanting to take their child overseas.

With the holiday season fast approaching, we know that many parents who are separated can...

Inheritance and the Impact of Intestacy on Stepchildren – Guideline Ruling

In an era of increasingly fluid family relationships, many children are brought up by step-parents...

International Child Abduction – Children’s Welfare is Always Paramount

Where one parent moves abroad with his or her children, leaving the other behind, the...

Family Court Monitoring Mechanism Unveiled.

The domestic abuse commissioner and victim’s commissioner have announced that the planned monitoring mechanism, which...

Family Judge Throws Lifeline to Troubled Mother of Four

Not every parent is an ideal carer but the law recognises that, wherever possible, it...

Confidentiality of the Adoption Process Prevails in Parenthood Dispute

The confidentiality of the process by which an adopted child becomes part of a new,...