Hopeless appeals on residence orders require detachment and objectivity from legal advisers. Particularly in finely balanced matters a court of appeal should be slower to interfere in a decision.
Citations:
Ind Summary 18-Apr-1995, Times 06-Apr-1995, [1995] 2 FLR 230
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – B v B (Minor: Residence Order) CA 6-Jun-1997
The judge should consider the checklist of relevant matters in the statute in a residence application even though no complaint was made by the parties. The use of the checklist can assist a court in obtaining clarity in its reasoning. Thoough an . .
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Children
Updated: 27 October 2022; Ref: scu.85841