Child Law is one of the most complex areas of law, dealing with sensitive, challenging and often life-changing cases for the parties involved, especially where these relate to children. At Ramsdens, we take the responsibility of these cases very seriously and have ensured that we have a team which has very best depth of experience and knowledge available in Yorkshire, on areas including Child Law, care proceedings and serious cases.

Whether that adoption should be “open” (i.e. providing or permitting some form of direct contact and/or more frequent indirect contact to continue between a birth parent and the child) or “closed” (as in none or minimal contact), is a very difficult topic both for social work and legal professionals.

The recent High Court Case of West Northamptonshire Council v KA & Ors [2024] lays down the law on Family Court intermediaries and what the court should consider when deciding whether or not to appoint one.

Following the making of Final Care and Placement Orders, parents or others with parental responsibility can apply for leave to oppose the application for an Adoption Order.

The Transparency Pilot Scheme commenced on 30 January 2023, since when accredited media representatives and legal bloggers have been able to attend hearings in the Family Court

An Interim Care Order is a temporary order for a child, usually made at the beginning of care proceedings.

The UK's Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk, is set to introduce "Jade's Law" by the end of the year, a crucial piece of legislation aimed at preventing individuals

During the separation process, issues regarding the child(ren) of the family are often the most difficult and contentious.