Whether acting for parents, grandparents or another third party, practitioners must be aware of the latest developments in this increasingly specialised field. The Human Rights Act impinges on all that we do. The Adoption and Children Act and the Civil Partnership Act have been implemented. The Court of Appeal has given guidance on how Special Guardianship Orders should be approached. Enforcement of contact remains a critical area and implementation of the Children and Adoption Act 2007 is awaited. This course will tackle the issues that confront solicitors in practice on a regular basis and review the recent case law.
- Parental Responsibility - The Adoption and Children Act 2002 and Civil Partnership Act 2004
- Special Guardianship Orders (Including a comparison with adoption and financial support)
- Family Assistance Orders - The Latest
- Contact and Domestic Violence - The Latest
- S.37 Reports
- Conditions on s.8 Orders
- Enforcement of Contact (Including the Children and Adoption Act 2006)
- The Private Law Programme
- Shared Residence Orders and Parenting Plans
- Leaving the Jurisdiction
- S.91(14) Orders