Although the children spent weekdays in voluntary care because the parents were at work, their bedrooms were maintained, they saw their parents on the weekend, and the arrangement was not intended as permanent. The court was asked whether they remained members of the same household.
Held: They were: ‘children can remain members of the household even though temporarily absent as long as ties with the parents and home are sufficiently closely maintained.’
Judges:
Woolf J
Citations:
[1982] 3 FLR 222
Cited by:
Cited – Richards v The Legal Services Commission Admn 19-Jul-2006
The claimant challenged the inclusion in her gross income for calculation of her eligibility to legal aid of maintenance payments received for her children who were both at University. She said that since she had responsibility for their . .
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Family
Updated: 01 May 2022; Ref: scu.243374