Children Act Private Law Proceedings: A Handbook

Contents

Chapter

1. Families in the Twenty-First Century
2. The Welfare Test
3. Article 8 of The European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms 1950
4. Paternity
5. Parental Responsibility
6. Controlling the Exercise of Parental Responsibility
7. Speific Issue: Common Issues
8. Residence Orders
9. Contact Orders
10. Applications by Non-Parents
11. Childrens Wishes and Feelings
12. Family Assistance Order
13. Restrictions on Orders
14. Commencing Proceedings
15. Directions Appointments and Preparation for Trial
16. Expert Evidence
17. Section 7 Reports and Section 37 Reports
18. Trial
19. Restraining Further Applications
20. Duty to Disclose and Not to Disclose
21. Enforcement
22. Costs
23. Appeals

Appendices

Appendix 1
29 pages on ‘Statutory Material’: The Children Act 1989, The Family Law Reform Act 1969, The Family Law Act 1986, The Human Rights Act 1998

Appendix 2
37 pages of the Family Proceedings Rules 1991

Appendix 3
12 pages of Handbook of Best Practice in Children Act Cases

Appendix 4
3 pages of ‘Principles of Contact’ as per Re O (Contact: Imposition of Conditions) [1995] 2 FLR 124 CA

Appendix 5
10 pages on Domestic Violence and Contact