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At what age can a child choose who to live with? A child cannot legally decide who they want to live with until the age of 16 unless there is a child arrangement order in place that has been extended until they are 17 or 18 years old. Until then it is ultimately the decision […] More
Why do some children who are raised amid poverty, risk and danger emerge as more resilient than others in similar circumstances ? Why do some grow up relatively unscathed compared with their peers, whose later lives may be scarred by criminality, poor mental health, and repeated disadvantage? Having a calm, supportive parent when something goes […] More
We should pay extra attention to the home schooling and care of disadvantaged children during the Covid-19 crisis. Their potential loss of learning could require that some students repeat an entire grade. However, play with families, as well as government help with computer access, can help mitigate the damage. These students are at particular risk […] More
There is not a standard amount of child maintenance that everyone pays as there are different criteria and circumstances which can impact on the amount. These include how many children there are, how much the parent responsible for paying maintenance earns and how much time the children spend with each parent. Phoebe Hill, Solicitor at […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox > This research on gay fathers contradicts beliefs that fathers have less innate caring ability than mothers and challenges the historical emphasis on mothers. Researchers at Cambridge University in the UK have found […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox This experiment, conducted in Canada, confirmed the importance of singing to babies and the positive effects that familiar songs have on them. Singing familiar songs to a distressed baby brings comfort—more so than […] More
The case M v F: For reasons that will soon become apparent I shall start this post with a very brief outline of the procedure on an application for a child arrangements order. FHDRA Once the application has been made the court will fix a first hearing, known as a ‘First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointment’, […] More
We are currently navigating unprecedented times as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak continues in the UK. This public health crisis has raised worries and concerns by many separated parents as to the impact the current lockdown will have on child arrangements. COVID-19 lockdown The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addressed the nation on Monday (23 March […] More
