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Special Guardianship Support and a Local Authority’s Lack of Common Sense
A recent judgment by HHJ Trotter-Jackson has attracted our attention in relation to financial support for kinship carers. Case details […]
Can you secure a Children’s Holiday Order?
I love my holidays. Contemplating holidays away with the family brings with it great joy and adventure. The prospect of […]
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 […]
Do you have to pay for care home fees?
When you need care, the first concern is how your needs will be met. Depending where you are at this […]
Christmas comes early for Yorkshire Grandmother who successfully challenges Bradford Council’s potentially illegal policy
A grandmother caring for two grandchildren as a kinship foster carer has successfully challenged a decision made by Bradford to […]
Court rules against Local Authority in favour of sister caring for ‘severely neglected’ brother
A sister in the North East was asked to care for her brother Thomas in September 2017 following Social Services […]
Financial Support for Kinship Carers
Kinship carers often don’t know that they are entitled to financial support when caring for their relatives. Unfortunately, this is […]
Mother’s legal victory for disabled son
The mother of a disabled adult is celebrating after successfully challenging his placement in the Court of Protection. Mrs A’s […]
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 […]
