Re H: CA 2002

Thorpe LJ said: ‘in weighing the rival claims of the biological parent over the psychological parent, the court must arrive at its choice on the application of the welfare test, the paramountcy test contained in s 1, having particular regard to the welfare checklist contained in s 1(3)’

Judges:

Thorpe LJ

Citations:

[2002] 3 FCR 277

Statutes:

Children Act 1989 1

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Cited by:

CitedCG v CW and Another (Children) CA 6-Apr-2006
A lesbian couple had split up and disputed the care of the children. An order had been made but then, in breach of that order, one removed the children overnight to Cornwall. An argument was made that the court had failed to give proper weight to . .
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Children

Updated: 11 June 2022; Ref: scu.240128