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There ought to be a word for it!

The law is a funny businessBy admin December 19, 2007 Leave a comment

The moral dilemma you find yourself in when you know you are going to be late for an important appointment and that it is really your fault because you left the house just a bit too late to catch the train on time but it becomes apparent along the way that you would have been…

There ought to be a word for it!

The law is a funny businessBy admin November 26, 2007 Leave a comment

The moment of pure joy when you are cross-examining someone and it couldn’t be going better if you scripted the answers yourself – every question hits home & you and the witness are dancing in a conversation – you, the witness and anyone listening are no longer conscious that it is a question & answer…

There ought to be a word for it!

The law is a funny businessBy admin November 12, 2007 1 Comment

Another moment of pure joy when you are running a case which all around you thinks is unwinnable and you get the first confirmation in the evidence that you are going to be able to knock down the other side’s deck of cards. It is even better if the other side cannot see the significance…

The attitude of other agencies to non-resident parents

Bloody RelationsBy admin November 11, 2007 Leave a comment

Other agencies such as doctors and teachers are not always familiar with the rights of a non-resident parent. They may know they have legal responsibilities to share information but may have practical constraints. Schools, for example, may have a duty to inform parents (whether or not with parental responsibility) but they tend to take the…

Crowisfaction? There ought to be a word for it?

The law is a funny businessBy admin November 5, 2007 1 Comment

Thanks to those who have suggested words for my recent missing words thing on obnoxious opponents and think crowisfaction pretty grand. But there is a small variation. Opponent who turns up thinking that because Judge took understandable dim view of your client’s behaviour in the past s/he willl take same dim view even though life…

What difference will having parental responsibility make to me as a father?

Bloody RelationsBy admin November 3, 2007 Leave a comment

Some thoughts and a brief answer – maybe not a lot. You already have the right to apply for permission to make section 8 applications ie for contact, residence, specific issue orders or prohibited steps orders. You can apply in care proceedings to become a party, and this is almost never refused. The court is…

There ought to be a word for it!

The law is a funny businessBy admin October 31, 2007 2 Comments

A particularly unprofessional pleasure you get at winning a case against a singularly obnoxious and difficult opponent who comes in for heavy criticism for the judge for the precise same things that you have found so obnoxious in the seemingly endless months you have been dealing with them before the case gets to a final…

Possible orders the UK family courts can make in public law (social services) cases

Bloody RelationsBy admin October 21, 2007 Leave a comment

Listed below are the main orders that the court can make about children in public law cases (cases involving social services), with a brief explanation & links to some other websites and articles, and then gradually add posts dealing with each of the orders and link them from this post. Orders in private law cases…

Mosac: support for parents of children who have been sexually abused

Bloody RelationsBy admin October 20, 2007 Leave a comment

The Guardian published an interesting story about a charity called Mosac which supports non-abusing parents and carers of children who have been sexually abused. Although the charity is based in Blackpool (which curiously has the highest rate of children on the Child Protection Register under the category of sexual abuse) it has a national helpline…

Orders in private law children cases in UK family courts

Bloody RelationsBy admin October 20, 2007 Leave a comment

In this post I will list the main orders that the court can make about children in private law cases (cases between family members as opposed to cases involving social services), with a brief explanation & links to some other websites and articles, and then gradually add posts dealing with each of the orders and…

There ought to be a word for it!

There ought to be a word for it!

There ought to be a word for it!

The attitude of other agencies to non-resident parents

Crowisfaction? There ought to be a word for it?

What difference will having parental responsibility make to me as a father?

There ought to be a word for it!

Possible orders the UK family courts can make in public law (social services) cases

Mosac: support for parents of children who have been sexually abused

Orders in private law children cases in UK family courts

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