The case FF v BM: Sometimes a case simply goes wrong. The court just doesn’t get it right. And sometimes the court seems to get nothing right. Sometimes other things go wrong as well. Such a case was FF v BM, an appeal by a father against an order allowing him only indirect contact with […] More
Re E (Judgment and Sentence): A salutary lesson This sad case, Re E (Judgment and Sentence) is a salutary lesson, not just upon the importance of obeying court orders, but also as to why you should cooperate with the court, no matter what you may feel about the court’s decisions. It is a lesson that […] More
Z (A Child: committal proceeding): Now here’s an interesting little case. And slightly worrying, too. Hair drug testing I do recall from when I was practising that it was not at all uncommon in proceedings regarding arrangements for children that one parent would raise concerns that the other parent was taking (illegal) drugs. Of course, […] More
The case JD & Another v VB & Others: “In the battle between the parents, both children risk being run over by the tanks”. So begins the mammoth judgment of His Honour Judge Dancey in the recent children case JD & Another v VB & Others, the latest judgment following nearly 7 years of almost […] More
Everyone loves music. It can make you happy. It can make you sad. It can make you dance. It can free your inner creativity. Music is just amazing and it should absolutely by part of our schools. This article will share more about Music in Our Schools as well a review of the Casio Privia […] More
Holly Rampy Baird selected to Up-and-Coming 100, Up-and-Coming 50 Women Attorneys listings DALLAS – Boutique Family Law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson partner Holly Rampy Baird has earned selection to the 2020 Texas Rising Stars list for her work in family law, an honor she has received since 2014. Ms. Baird’s Family Law expertise has also […] More
Case Re P (Abduction: Child’s Objections): The views of the child As I am sure the reader of this blog will well know, the court, when considering whether to make a child arrangements order, must have regard to (amongst other things) the ascertainable wishes of the child concerned, considered in the light of the child’s age and understanding. Similarly, in […] More
How courts deal with domestic abuse cases: Practice Direction 12J I have written here previously about Practice Direction 12J (‘PD12J’). For the benefit of readers who don’t know what PD12J says, I will briefly recap. PD12J (which you can find here) sets out what the court is required to do in children (i.e. child arrangements) […] More
