If you are involved in court proceedings, there are lots or words and terms which will be new to you. The Judge, barristers, solicitors and Cafcass officers will all use these words and terms very easily, but you may be wondering what they mean. One of these terms is a section 7 report. A section … Read more
If you are involved in court proceedings about your children there is lots of legal jargon which the Judge and professionals involved in your case will use. One of these may be ‘a section 91 (14) order’. So, what is this? Section 91 (14) refers to that section of the Children Act 1989. It is … Read more
Legal advice can be really expensive, especially if you are involved in court proceedings. It can be hard to keep track of what you are spending. With the costs of living running high, many people want certainty as to how much they are spending in legal costs. At Children in the Middle we work on … Read more
For those parents who have experienced the trauma of their child being alienated from them, Parental Alienation Day is not a day to celebrate. It is however a day to raise awareness about Parental Alienation and its devastating impact on children. Parental alienation is when following divorce or separation a child for no good … Read more
During the Covid-19 pandemic a dramatic shift took place in that the majority of family court hearings moved to online hearings. With the government now telling us to learn to live with Covid-19 what does this mean for court hearings? Will they be face to face or online? The head of the family … Read more
When a parent makes an application to the court about the care of their child or children, there are certain processes at the court which are automatically followed. One of these is that Cafcass is directed by the court to prepare a safeguarding letter. Once Cafcass has been directed by the court to … Read more
If you are a parent involved in court proceedings about your child, one of the phrases you hear is “Practice Direction 12(J)”. A Practice Direction is guidance to the Judge or Magistrate of the rules they have to follow in cases they are deciding. Practice Direction 12(J) applies to cases where parents disagree … Read more
Schedules of Allegations are usually used by the family court in children cases when deciding whether allegations of domestic abuse are true. Coercive control is an allegation of domestic abuse which you may allege against your former partner or they may allege against you. In a recent case called Re HN and Others … Read more
If you are involved in court proceedings about your child, there will be lots of words and phrases used in the court room which are new to you. One of these is Schedule of Allegations or Scott Schedule. A Schedule of Allegations is a summary of numbered allegations one party to the case … Read more
When you are involved in court proceedings about your children there is lots of confusing language and legal terms. One of these is litigant in person. Here is our explanation to make the court process, hopefully, easier for you to understand. A litigant in person is someone who is representing themself in … Read more
Today is the return to school for most children in England. The start for some will be delayed whilst their school organise testing for Covid-19. For the rest, it’s back to school after months at home. Outdoor after school sports activities are also now allowed. Children can burn off their energy after being … Read more
Spring is in the air. The daffodils are peeping through. We now have the government’s plan for the end of this national lockdown. So what does this mean for separated parents ? For most parents, the key date is all children returning to school on 8 March. Many separated parents have, by … Read more