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26 weeks: too fast?

The Judge behind the award-winning Family Drug and Alcohol Court in  London has voiced concern over the new 26 week timetable imposed within all new care proceedings. He points out that he has personal experience of cases where children have been returned home to their parents, rather than being adopted, but that this has taken […]

Grandparents jailed by Family Judge

The grandparents of a child who was the subject of court proceedings have been jailed for contempt of court. The child concerned was Alice Davies. The application before the court was made by Alice’s father for contact with his daughter however before the order could be enforced Alice was taken abroad by her mother. The […]

MMR Vaccine

The High Court has ordered that two girls aged 15 and 11 must receive the MMR vaccination following a dispute between their parents. The parents are now divorced but when together had decided not to vaccinate their children in the wake of concerns raised about the safety of the vaccine and links with Autism. These […]

Adoption Inadequacies

The top family judge in the country, Sir James Munby (President of the Family Division), has criticised the presentation of “sloppy” evidence before the court in cases where local authorities seek to place children for adoption without the parents’ consent. He said that separating children from their families on a permanent basis must be a […]

Children and Divorce – Daily Mail News

Tonight on BBC two there is a programme called “Mum and Dad are Splitting Up.” It will feature the experiences of both parents and children who have gone through family breakdown. An article in the BBC magazine today considers how much a child should be told by their parents about the reason for a marriage breakdown […]

Domestic violence education

The mother of Hannah Fisher who was murdered by her boyfriend in 2009 has called for education on the issue of domestic violence to be made compulsory in schools. She believes that if children are educated as to how a healthy relationship works and what controlling behaviour looks like then there is less risk of […]

Simon Cowell named as Co-respondent

Simon Cowell has confirmed that he is indeed to be a father after weeks of speculation. His relationship with New York socialite Lauren Silverman, has been the subject of much gossip over the last few weeks but until now it has not been confirmed or denied by either party. Simon confirmed last night at the premiere […]

Extra money for adoption charities

Adoption charities such as Bernardos are to be given extra money by the Department for Education from later this year. The aim of the boost is to try to speed up the process and reduce the number of children in care who are waiting for an adoptive placements. The Government says it is concerned that […]

Quickie Divorces are Unrealistic

The Law Society has warned that Celebrity divorces, often referred to as “quickie divorces” are giving ordinary people unrealistic expectations about the process. It has been reported over the weekend that Nigella Lawson and Charles Saatchi have been granted such a divorce. However, on closer reading it appears that they have only in fact been […]

Nigella Lawson to divorce

Nigella Lawson and her Husband, Charles Saatchi, are to divorce following photographs of him with his hands around her throat. Mr Saatchi was criticised in the media over the photographs and accepted a police caution in relation to the assault. In an article in the Mail on Sunday Mr Saatchi says that he commenced proceedings […]