In Re W (A Minor) (Contact Application Procedure): FD 12 Oct 1999

It was no longer appropriate for family courts to hear applications for leave to apply for contact without requiring or allowing attendance of the parties and to make such decisions without recording the reasons. Such an application required the court to weigh the merits of the proposed application, and such a procedure required the parties to be allowed to attend, and for reasons to be recorded.

Citations:

Gazette 27-Oct-1999, Times 12-Oct-1999

Statutes:

Children Act 1989 10(9)

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Children, Family

Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.82266