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Monthly Archives: August 2007

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Boston Legal’s Denny Crane

The law is a funny businessBy adminAugust 31, 2007Leave a comment

My current legal hero, Denny Crane whose motto is :”pull a rabbit out of your hat. That’s the secret both to trial law and life.” I could have done with that rabbit today. Mr Blog and I are working our way through the first series on dvd & he is back from his travels tonight…

What the UK Judges have said about parental responsibility

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 30, 2007Leave a comment

Here is what the Judges have said in favour of parental responsibility:Lord Justice Balcombe (in Re G (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility Order) 1994 1 FLR 504): “The purpose of a parental responsibility order is to give the unmarried father a ‘locus standi’ in the child’s life by conferring on him the rights which would have…

How does the UK family court decide whether a father should be given parental responsibility?

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 28, 2007Leave a comment

In any decisions about what is right for a child, the welfare of the child is paramount. The court must consider the ‘welfare checklist’. It must consider:- • the ascertainable wishes and feelings of the child in light of his age and understanding; • the physical, emotional and educational needs; • the likely effect on…

How Long Does Parental Responsibility Last in UK Family Law?

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 24, 2007Leave a comment

Parental responsibility only lasts as a legal concept until the child is 18 or if the child marries between 16 & 18, on marriage or until an adoption order is made. A mother will always have parental responsibility until the child is 18 unless an adoption order is made. A married father is in the…

The inevitability of a court case

The law is a funny businessBy adminAugust 23, 2007Leave a comment

A reasonable man can get out of most any trouble, except marriage, without going to law. Charles Darling, Scintillaw Juris, 1877

What Does Parental Responsbility Mean in UK Family Law?

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 22, 2007Leave a comment

Parental responsibility is defined in the Children Act 1989 as ‘all the rights, duties, powers, responsibilities and authority which by law a parent of a child has in relation to the child and his property’. Cases decided by the courts have given us some idea of what this means. • making choices about a child’s…

The sentence of marriage

The law is a funny businessBy adminAugust 21, 2007Leave a comment

I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury. Groucho Marx

Can More Than One Person Have Parental Responsibility in UK Family Law?

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 19, 2007Leave a comment

Yes: for example – Parents who are married both have parental responsibility. A local authority is given parental responsibility when a care order is made but the mother (and maybe the father) will continue to have parental responsibility along with the local authority. The local authority will be in the driving seat, however, and can…

Who Has Parental Responsibility?

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 17, 2007Leave a comment

This is the first in a series of posts about parental responsibility. Who Has Parental Responsibility in UK family law? The mother of a child always has parental responsibility. This can only be removed if a child is adopted or placed for adoption under a a placement order. The married father of a child has…

Family law reforms

Bloody RelationsBy adminAugust 9, 2007Leave a comment

So what are the ideas which the system’s critics are coming up with? I am going to start to collect them up here and then comment on them in detail in separate posts. I would love to hear of any others but here are a few I have found:* Media access to all family courts;*…

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