Case Summaries

Appeal by resident parent against ruling that her child support should not be varied following payment of a divdend by his company to the non-resident party. Appeal allowed.

Application for permission to appeal orders in ancillary relief proceedings primarily on the basis that an agreement had not been reached at an FDR. Application refused.

Application, by mother, for permission to appeal refusal for leave to apply to revoke a placement order on the grounds of a change in circumstances where the child suffered severe medical problems. Application refused.

Appeal by guardian against decision to place a child with his paternal grandmother rather than for adoption. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal against ruling that the appellant was not due a War Pension, where she was the deceased’s unmarried partner, on the grounds that it is unlawful under the Human Rights Act. Appeal dismissed.

Appeal against finding in judicial review proceedings that a local authority had been found to have a duty to a child under s20 of the Children Act. Appeal allowed.

Application for permission to appeal in ancillary relief proceedings. Application adjourned for hearing before full bench.

Judgment concerning costs after a failure of a mediated agreement in ancillary relief proceedings. No order for costs was made.

Application for permission to appeal, out of time, adoption orders made on the basis of medical evidence later found to be flawed. Application dismissed.

Appeal by local authority against refusal to i) approve proposal to allow a child to live with prospective adoptive parents in the US for the purposes of assessment and ii) make a declaration that there was no legal bar for taking that period in the US into account for he purpose of s84(4) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Appeal allowed.

Byron James, of Guildford Chambers, reviews the recent Lords decision in Holmes-Moorhouse v LB of Richmond which dealt with the clash between court orders on residence and the housing resources of a local authority.

Application for permission to appeal, with appeal to follow, refusal to allow a mother relocate to Somerset from London in a case involving a shared residence order for the couple’s daughter. Permission granted but appeal dismissed.

Appeal by local authority against decision that a housing officer had misdirected himself in refusing a father’s request for housing in the light of a residence order. Appeal allowed.

Judgment arising from an application by trustee in bankruptcy for order for possession and sale of the family home. Order for possession granted but deferred.