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10 March 2014

Family life and child protection: Cleveland, Baby P et al [2014] CFLQ 7
Keywords: Child protection – family life – abuse – autonomy – risk – social workers In this article Sir Mark Hedley ruminates on his experiences and insights from the bench on child...
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10 March 2014

Child and Family Law Quarterly 25th anniversary [2014] CFLQ 3
We are here to celebrate 25 years since the first publication of what became the Child and Family Law Quarterly. This rich and varied collection of articles raises the question: how much has...
Brenda Hale
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28 September 2013

Secular values and sacred rights: Re G (Education: Religious Upbringing) [2013] CFLQ 336
The decision of the Court of Appeal in Re G (Education: Religious Upbringing) is an important contribution both to judicial understanding of welfare and to the question of the court's role in...
Rachel Taylor
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28 September 2013

The evolving concept of ‘non-marriage’ [2013] CFLQ 314
Keywords: Marriage - non-marriage - void marriages - religious ceremonies - formalities - intention This article tackles the difficult question of what the consequences of failing to comply...
Rebecca Probert
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28 September 2013

A plea from Scotland: preserving access to courts in private law child contact disputes [2013] CFLQ 294
Keywords: Child contact - access to justice - legal aid - domestic abuse - views of the child This paper is set against the background that legal aid for family actions has recently been...
Kirsteen Mackay
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28 September 2013

A presumption that ‘involvement’ of both parents is best: deciphering law’s messages [2013] CFLQ 270
Keywords: Child welfare - shared parenting - mothers - fathers - presumption - symbolic reform The Children and Families Bill 2013 will amend the Children Act 1989 to introduce a presumption...
Felicity Kaganas
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28 September 2013

In scope but out of reach? Examining differences between publicly funded telephone and face-to-face family law advice [2013] CFLQ 253
Keywords: Legal aid - mode of access - family problems - telephone advice - civil justice Over the last two decades, the public sector has embraced new modes of service delivery, moving...
Marisol Smith Joanna Miles Ash Patel Nigel Balmer Catrina Denvir
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21 June 2013

Re J (Care Proceedings: Past Possible Perpetrators in a New Family Unit) [2013] UKSC 9: Bulwarks and logic – the blood which runs through the veins of law – but how much will be spilled in future? [2013] CFLQ 215
Keywords: Care proceedings - threshold - likely harm - possible perpetrators - relevant facts The Supreme Court has ruled, with regard to interpretation of section 31(2)(a) of the Children...
Stephen Gilmore
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21 June 2013

The place of mediation in the family justice system [2013] CFLQ 200
Keywords: Mediation - Family Justice System - MIAMS - Legal Aid The Family Justice System is undergoing radical reorganisation in the wake of the Family Justice Review and the Government...
Lisa Parkinson
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21 June 2013

Standards for determining parental incapacity: an analysis of court decisions in favour of involuntary adoption in Israel [2013] CFLQ 181
Keywords: Parental capacity - adoption - adoption cause - decision-making in child welfare - involuntary adoption - adoption decisions The study analyses judgments of parental incapacity in...
Vered Ben-David
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