Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at Coram Children's Legal Centre, examines the situation of vulnerable families with "no recourse to public funds", due to their immigration status.
Family court advisers represent the wishes of children subject to care proceedings and disputes between separating parents. Jo Stephenson was invited by Cafcass to shadow one of its advisers in Birmingham.
Guidance issued on foreign child protection cases; report criticises free schools' record; and foetal alcohol syndrome on the rise in Teeside, all in the news today.
Jen Roest, Coram Children's Legal Centre's research and project's officer, takes a look at recent developments concerning children's voices being heard within UK family justice proceedings.
Q. Is there going to be an appeal against the High Court's decision to reject the challenge against the lawfulness of the government's rules on legal aid for victims of domestic violence?
Kelly Reeve, senior legal consultant and team leader for the Child Law Advice Service, considers the implications of cases concerning the use of covert recordings as evidence in family law proceedings.
Case name: In re B (A Child); Case number: (2009) UKSC5; Judges: Lord Hope, Lady Hale, Lord Collins, Lord Kerr and Lord Clarke; Location: Supreme Court; Date: 19 November 2009
More than a year since it was launched, the family justice review has published its recommendations to address the multitude of issues facing a system that has remained largely the same for more than two decades.
This case sets out the crucial differences between a care order and a supervision order which should be borne in mind when deciding whether a care order is necessary and proportionate to safeguard the welfare of a child remaining at home with their parents.