The mother appealed a decision to place her children in interim care and also a final order.
Held: There had been a split hearing. Wherever such a procedure was adopted, it was important to identify which issues were to be dealt with at which stage, and that the parties understood the consequences of the findings of the first hearing as they might affect the second.
Judges:
Chadwick LJ, Wall LJ, Moore-Bick LJ
Citations:
Times 07-Sep-2006
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.244848