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‘Custody fights blight four in ten break ups’ – A word of caution?

‘Custody fights blight four in ten break ups’ – A word of caution?

by Kelly Reeve | Jul 2, 2019 | Analysis, Comment, FCReportingWatch

This is a first post from Kelly Reeve, new contributor, who tweets as @s37CA89research. Kelly recently completed a socio-legal research study on the use of section 37 Children Act 1989 at UEA.  She was formerly a legal adviser at Coram Children’s Legal...
The Habberfields and the Hab-not-a-fields

The Habberfields and the Hab-not-a-fields

by Guest Post | Jun 29, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

This is a guest post by Charlotte John. “The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep.” Robert Frost, Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Last year saw an abundant crop of “proprietary estoppel” disputes between...
Does registering your baby make them “property of the State”?

Does registering your baby make them “property of the State”?

by Annie Surviving Safeguarding | Jun 26, 2019 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

[COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED] This is a post by “Annie”, one half of our Project Coordination team at the Transparency Project. Annie is a birth mum who has experienced several sets of public and private law proceedings including a new-born removal, and that...
Expert Witnesses: The Crisis in Family Courts

Expert Witnesses: The Crisis in Family Courts

by Malvika Jaganmohan | Jun 26, 2019 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

This is a first post from Malvika Jaganmohan, one of our new contributors. Malvika tweets as @MalvikaJaganmo1 Any family lawyer will tell you that finding a competent independent expert who can report in a timely manner is the Holy Grail of the family justice...
Fight for Life: Best interests, sick children and the Battleground

Fight for Life: Best interests, sick children and the Battleground

by Emma Nottingham | Jun 22, 2019 | Cases, Comment, FCReportingWatch

Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and M (Acting by her Children’s Guardian) and OA In the recent case of Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust v OA , the court had to decide the fate of a 13-month-old-girl, known as M,...
Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re out to sue me…

Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re out to sue me…

by Lucy R | Jun 17, 2019 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch

The Transparency Project was founded in part to counter dodgy headlines and over-simplified or inaccurate media reports about all things family law. Every so often, distortion of what a case *really* says or means comes from within the system. This is one such...
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