Children

Articles

9 Jan 2012

Ultimate loss

It is time to revise the assumption that adoption is always in the interest of children and take time to assess in each case the best outcome, says Finola Moss

19 Dec 2011

LCJ calls for tougher sentences for child abduction

The Court of Appeal has called for a review of child abduction law as it dismissed the sentence appeals of two fathers convicted of abducting their children.

19 Dec 2011

Surrogacy parents win court orders

Sir Nicholas Wall, president of the Family Division, has made parental orders in favour of a couple who obtained two children by paying surrogate mothers in India, despite admitting that it was unclear how much money the surrogates received and what was covered.

19 Dec 2011

Children update

Are we experiencing expert overload or are they worth it? Noel Arnold joins the debate

13 Dec 2011

Child abduction should be treated as kidnapping, Lord Chief Justice says

The Court of Appeal has called for a review of child abduction law as it dismissed the sentence appeals of two fathers convicted of abducting their children.

12 Dec 2011

Sir Nicholas approves parental orders for couple in Indian surrogacy deal

Sir Nicholas Wall, president of the Family Division, has made parental orders in favour of a couple who obtained two children by paying surrogate mothers in India, despite admitting that it was unclear how much money the surrogates received and what was covered.

7 Nov 2011

Legal aid cuts will reduce family solicitors, Norgrove warns

Supply of 'properly qualified' lawyers 'vital to the protection of children'

7 Nov 2011

Norgrove review could have gone further

The Norgrove review of family law has made some worthwhile recommendations but has missed an opportunity for a more radical overhaul, says Jon Armstrong