Family Law

Article 8 Orders: (1) residence order; (2) contact order; (3) specific issues order; and (4) prohibited steps order. Article 8 Order Restrictions. Who Can Apply?

State Involvement in Child Protection Significant Harm Similar Child Standard of Proof Standard of Parental Care Welfare Test Possible Orders

Domestic Violence Criminal Law Civil Law Non-Molestation Orders Occupation Orders Balance of Harm Test Occupation Orders as A ‘Last Resort’ Interim Orders Enforcement under Criminal Law and Civil Law Restraining Orders Domestic Violence Local Authority Housing

Four Models of Child Protection Policy Balancing of Rights Guiding Principles Welfare of The Child Must Come First Human Rights Act 1998 Children Needing Services, Care and Protection Inadequacies of Previous Law Duties of Local Authorities Under Children Order Who is a Child in Need? Duty to Accommodate Duty to Investigate Duty to Make Enquiries Types of Orders for Which Local Authorities Can Apply Compulsory Orders Child Assessment Orders Emergency Protection Orders Interim Care and Supervisi...

The Concept of Children’s Rights Key Principles of the Children (NI) Order 1995 The Welfare Principle What Does ‘Paramount’ Mean? What Does ‘Welfare’ Mean? Whose Interests Are Paramount? The Human Rights Act 1998 and the Welfare Principle No Order Principle Purposes No Delay Principle Parental Responsibility Losing Parental Responsibility

Dissolution of Adult Relationships and Divorce grounds.

The background to 'family' as a legal concept.