Children Act 1989
Letters: Mother's suicide and a legal aid catch-22
...might have disentitled her, she would have had rights to help under the National Assistance Act 1948, the Children Act 1989, or the National Health Service and Community Care Act...
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Children Act 1989
...Court Advisory and Support Service ''(CAFCASS) Residence in English law and contact are defined by the Children Act 1989. They relate to the status of the parents. The act applied...
Contact (law)
...risk that the child would be in danger if he or she returned, or Contact Orders are made under s8 Children Act 1989 to require the person(s) with whom a child lives to allow that...
Joyanne Bracewell
...Mrs. Justice Bracewell. She was largely responsible for drafting, and oversaw the introduction of, the Children Act 1989, and she served as Family Law Division Liaison Judge in the...
Care Standards Act 2000
...care homes. The CSA, which was enacted in April 2002, replaces the Registered Homes Act 1984 and parts of the Children Act 1989, which pertain to the care or the accommodation of...
Speaking of Scotland's Charter for Grandchildren, Lady Morgan wrote: "Although we have no plans to produce a similar document in England, I think it is fair to say that the principles of the charter are already well established through case law, government policy and the Children Act 1989 itself. "
Grandparents are left out of the family picture too often Times Online | 8 months ago
Judge orders mother to hand over 11-year-old son to father he despises
...that it is also very difficult for the mother so it has been no good for anyone really.' Under the 1989 Children Act, courts must consider the child's interests above all else. The...
What can we do to help the children of broken families?
...in turn, have a positive impact on staff morale and retention. This week, 20 years on from the 1989 Children Act, the family law department of law firm Mishcon de Reya published a...
Third of family breakup children lose contact with fathers in 'failing' court system poll
...of the workings of the family court system exactly 20 years after the implementation of the landmark 1989 Children Act. It found that a third of children from broken families had been...
HARRY PHIBBS: Grandparents are more than babysitters - they are a family's helpline
...are on bad terms, could forcing parents to allow grandparents access do more harm than good? The 1989 Children Act gives step-parents of more than three years the right to apply for...
Tories will give power to grandparents: Sweeping legal rights to keep families together
...teenagers in particular. Contact with children after their parents split is currently controlled by the 1989 Children Act. It gave step-parents of more than three years the right to...
Council 'failing to help child carers'
...the council agreed to accept that brother and sister were to be considered "children in need" under the 1989 Children Act and therefore entitled to be provided with support and...
Council criticised for treatment of young carers
Under the order the county council has agreed to accept that both are "children in need" under the 1989 Children Act and therefore entitled to be provided with support and...
