Category: Care Proceedings & Adoption
Children in care: what are the types of placement during care proceedings?
More and more children go into care each year for a variety of reasons. This can be due to neglect, […]
Getting rid of the stigma: What is the law around Sexual Abuse?
Abuse seems to be an underlying theme in many child and family cases. It is something that we as professionals […]
Local Authority Intervention: When to Seek Legal Advice
The Local Authority[1] is an organisation that is officially responsible for all the public services and facilities in a particular […]
The Cost of Physical and Emotional Abuse
Abuse seems to be an underlying theme in many child and family cases. It is something that we as professionals […]
Care Proceedings…Tell Me More!
Care Proceedings, also known as Public Law proceedings, are more common than many people think. Proceedings are generally issued due […]
Parents in the midst of Care Proceedings
Some parents believe that if Care Proceedings are issued in respect of their children and the children are removed from […]
COVID-19 effect on parents involved in care proceedings
The number of urgent Care Proceedings cases in the family courts have remained stable, and even seen a slight rise […]
Ridley & Hall launches a new website to support Grandparents and to protect their rights
Our Mission Mature clients are at a time in life when they are supporting elderly parents, grown up children and […]
Support shortfall for families creates care crisis
Both the Children’s Commissioner and the incoming President of the Family Division have sounded the alarm about the crisis in […]
Step Parent adoption: what you need to know about adopting a stepchild
Are you considering adopting your partner’s child but don’t know what this means? Are you not sure about the adoption […]
