Family criticises law change on paedophiles' parental rights Those convicted of child sexual offences may not be banned from contact with their own offspring.

Family criticises law change on paedophiles' parental rights

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Shorter family court hearings 'encouraging', says minister The MoJ says a pilot scheme in some courts has reduced the average duration of cases from 29 weeks to 18.

Shorter family court hearings 'encouraging', says minister

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ChildrenAct #FamilyLaw #Pathfinder

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Parental alienating behaviour is endemic - Northampton campaigner About 40% of separated parents say an ex-partner tried to turn their child against them, a study says.

Parental alienating behaviour 'endemic' - campaigner

"The default should be, when you separate, that unless there are any safeguarding concerns, which there aren't at all in my case, that there should be a 50/50 shared parenting agreement".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

MoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot Government data shows cases are being resolved 11 weeks more quickly in pilot areas and case backlog has halved.

MoJ finds £12.5m to expand 'less adversarial' family court pilot: Law Society Gazette
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/moj-fin... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal Judges who oversaw Family Court hearings before Sara was murdered have been named after an appeal by the BBC and others.

Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal
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Our challenge to the ban on naming Sara Sharif judges was always about scrutiny, not blame | Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers Light must be shed on the vital life-changing decisions that are made behind closed doors in Britain’s family courts

Our challenge to the ban on naming Sara Sharif judges was always about scrutiny, not blame: Louise Tickle and Hannah Summers
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Judges ‘need to be held to account’, says journalist who challenged naming ban The identity of three family court judges who made decisions about the care of 10-year-old Sara Sharif in the years before she was murdered are to be revealed.

Judges ‘need to be held to account’, says journalist who challenged naming ban
www.channel4.com/news/judges-... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct

Family courts: 'Watershed moment' as press allowed to report From Monday, journalists can speak to families about ongoing cases and report what they hear in court.

"Press now allowed to report from family courts"

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In depth: Journalists test scope of family court transparency initiative The family court's transparency drive is being tested as journalists seek to overturn an order restraining the identification of judges involved in proceedings relating to the murdered Sara Sharif.

In depth: Journalists test scope of family court transparency initiative
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news-focus/i... #FamilyCourt #ChildrenAct #Matrimonial #Judge

Judge slams council as he denies birth mother contact with four-year-old child Judgment follows report last November which called for 'greater focus' on direct contact with birth parents.

Judge slams council as he denies birth mother contact with four-year-old child

www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/judge-s... #ChildrenAct #Contact #Adoption

Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president Exclusive: David Neuberger believes lack of access to state-funded lawyers for family disputes is ‘wrong in principle’

Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/jan...
#ChildrenAct #Contact #Divorce #FamilyLaw #Solicitor

Family courts get new guidance on 'parental alienation' in family court battles Family Courts should give more weight to allegations of domestic abuse than to claims of so called

New guidance on 'parental alienation' in family court battles

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Litigant frightened ex-partner’s lawyers under false name Family judge says purported legal professional 'Mr Gwenstefani' was a figment of father's imagination.

Litigant frightened ex-partner’s lawyers under false name: Law Society Gazette
www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/litigan... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct #ChildLaw

The Guardian view on the family courts: the first principle must be safety | Editorial Editorial: The system is entrusted with difficult and sensitive decisions, but more must be done to prevent violent fathers from harming children

The Guardian view on the family courts: the first principle must be safety - Editorial.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #FamilyLaw #ChildLaw #ChildrenAct

Slim volume covers the ground Tony Roe reviews Mani Singh Basi's 'A Practical Guide to Exercising the Inherent Jurisdiction in Family Proceedings'.

Slim volume covers the ground: My Law Society Gazette review of Mani Singh Basi's 'A Practical Guide to Exercising the Inherent Jurisdiction in Family Proceedings'.

www.lawgazette.co.uk/reviews/slim... #FamilyLaw #ChildrenAct #HighCourt #ChildAbduction

A, Re [2023] EWHC 3534 (Fam) (13 December 2023)

Application by the mother to terminate the father's parental responsibility - granted: Re A [2023] EWHC 3534 (Fam) (13 December 2023) Francis J
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Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law It comes after the BBC reported a mum's fight to stop her ex-husband getting access to their child.

Paedophiles could be stripped of parental rights under new law
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6883... #ChildrenAct #PR #ParentalResponsibility #Law #Solicitor

Mother’s fundraising page in family case unlawful, judge rules Judge criticises mother's GoFundMe page as a 'serious error of judgement' which 'was irresponsible, unreasonable and unlawful'.

Judge’s ‘extreme concern’ about mother who publicised details of family court case on fundraising page: Law Society Gazette www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/mothers... #Familylaw #Contempt #Law #ChildrenAct

The British must revolt and destroy this iniquitous Tachterian #ChildrenAct that condones these monstrosities with impudence. Watch the two poignant documentaries of Stéphanie Thomas and Pierre Chassagnieux about this crime that have lasted 30 years.

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