As family lawyers, if Dr Foster shows us one thing then it is exactly how you do not co-parent children following on from a separation.
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Parental Responsibilities and Rights
UK Supreme Court Unanimously Allows ‘Named Person’ Appeal
The Supreme Court has rejected the Named Person Scheme on the basis of the European Convention on Human Rights and Proportionality.
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Oh what a tangled web we weave….
This week’s blog looks at a recent case rejected by the Court of Criminal Appeal. The case involved a couple convicted of fraud after they were found to have invented a web of lies in an attempt to deceive a father into believing that a child was not his.
Some Gift Ideas for a Happy Family Christmas
Christmas can be a real problem for the separated / divorced. Family Lawyer Lesley Gordon gives advice on what children need for a Happy Family Christmas.
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Calling all Supermen
Lesley Gordon discusses the decline in the number of sperm donors, the change in the anonymity rule in the UK, and the related legal issues.
Separating families: maintaining contact with the kids
We discusses the importance of fathers having involvement in their children’s lives and how to maintain this when families separate.
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“…. but she still won’t let me see the children”
Unhappily, we sometimes come across parents who are at war over their children even to the extent that the parent with the residence of the children refuses to obey a court order to allow the other parent to see them. We have seen the Scottish courts take a strong stance in this regard.
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Access to Pupil Records
The interface between Data Protection and the legitimate access to educational records of school children is worthy of note as problems often arise in practice.
Child contact – what’s best for your child?
Separating parents and their contact arrangements with their children are important to consider. Should children have overnight contact with “absent” parents?
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Relocation and Children
We discuss the legal aspects of the Eastenders story line that deals with child relocation, international child abduction issues, and child removal from the UK.
