Special Guardianship Orders – Information for families and carers
Introduction A Special Guardian is an individual(s) that the Court decides will care for a child permanently through the entirety of the childhood until the age of 18 years old. This is to provide a child with long term stability and make decisions on the child’s day to day life on their care, and still […]
MOJ announcement
The Ministry of Justice has recently announced that from 1st May 2023, there will be an extension to those applying for a Special Guardianship Order, this includes family friends, foster carers and extended family members, such as grandparents, aunts and uncles. This comes from a £6 million investment by the Government that will assist those implementing […]
What is Section 20 accommodation
This page provides information on the duties of the Local Authority to provide accommodation to children under the age of 18. It includes information of how the Local Authority will assess a child and the types of accommodation that can be provided. What is Section 20 accommodation? Under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, […]
What Does It Mean When I Share Parental Responsibility with the Local Authority?
When a Child is born, the birth mother automatically has parental responsibility (PR) for the child. If the child’s father is married to the mother at the time of the birth, then he too has automatic PR for the child. If the parents are not married, the father can acquire PR by being registered on […]
What happens when grandchildren are removed by social care and placed into care.
Many grandparents help to care for their grandchildren when things get tough for them at home. But what happens when grandchildren are taken into care by social care and placed in care? At Kundert Solicitors we are here to help and will provide advice as to best course to take. Please call 02476684928 or email […]
What to expect when your Children’s Social Worker informs you there is to be a pre proceeding meeting
When Social Services are concerned about your child and their welfare, they start a process called the PLO process. This is short for Public Law Outline. When this happens it is likely that you will receive a letter from the Local Authority called a Letter Before Proceedings. Letter Before Proceedings This is the initial letter that you […]
The Future of Hearings – How times of the Family Court are changing following the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the two year anniversary approaches of when the country was plunged into a national lockdown, a time of panic and uncertainty when most of the world had no choice but to adapt to a new and alien way of working, I want to look at how far the Family Court, family practitioners and most […]