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Giving children a voice in the family courts

Published on: 27 February 2015
Published by a LexisNexis Family expert

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What have been the historic concerns around giving a voice to children involved in care proceedings?
  • How will the voicing of the child’s opinion operate in practice?
  • What weight will the court afford the opinion of the child?
  • Could an order of the court conceivably be challenged on the basis that it did not afford proper weight to the views of the child?
  • What will be the challenges for lawyers when assisting with a child to express their views?
  • Any further points of interest you wish to add?

Article summary

Family analysis: Following an announcement of plans for children to have a greater say in family court cases Cherry Harding, a barrister specialising in family law at 1 King’s Bench Walk Chambers, examines the issues and challenges for all those involved in the process.

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