It ws improper to attach domestic violence type orders to an injunction within Children Act proceedings for contact. Citations: Gazette 23-Jul-1997 Statutes: Children Act 1989 11(7) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Children Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.81822
The court may impose detailed conditions on the form of indirect contact. His Lordship set out the relevant principles: ‘1 Overriding all else, as provided by section 1(1) of the Children Act 1989, the welfare of the child was the paramount consideratin, and the court was concerned with the interests of the mother and the … Continue reading In Re O (A Minor) (Contact: Imposition of Conditions): CA 17 Mar 1995
The mother appealed against a residence order granting the father equal time with the child, saying that she wished to move away. Held: Wall LJ examined the authorities.Wall LJ P said: ‘In twenty years time it will not matter a row of beans whether or not L spent x or y hours more with one … Continue reading ETS v BT; in re T (A child); In Re L (a child) (internal relocation: shared residence order: CA 28 Jan 2009
A court can order mother to send photographs and reports to father to maintain contact. Citations: Ind Summary 26-Jun-1995 Statutes: Children Act 1989 8 11(7) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Children Updated: 21 January 2023; Ref: scu.85843
A residence order can not be accompanied by an order as to where a parent with care must live in the UK or with whom. An appeal may well arise in which a disappointed applicant will contend that section 13(1)(b) of the Children Act 1989 imposes a disproportionate restriction on a parent’s right to determine … Continue reading In re E (Minors) (Residence Orders: Imposition of Conditions): CA 30 Apr 1997
The mother appealed against a prohibited steps order preventing her taking the child of the family with her on her relocation to Northern Ireland. Held: The making of an order either as a prohibited steps order or as a condition of a residence order, which placed restrictions on the right of the child’s primary carer … Continue reading In re B (A child) (Relocation): CA 24 Jul 2007
Parent may have to state whereabouts, but need not give progress report. Citations: Times 10-Nov-1993 Statutes: Children Act 1989 8 11(7) Jurisdiction: England and Wales Children Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.82013