Child Case Management Practice

The family courts dealing with public and private child law cases are in undated with work, involving the generation of large amounts of paper. Far more effective is the creation of a file which, from the outset, focuses on material relevant to the judicial decision-making process. Therefore, for each child law application Child Case Management Practice provides an analysis of what the judicial hearing will actually require, with checklists, questionnaires etc specifying all the necessary information. This new edition will also keep you abreast of the latest developments in law and practice. It is the definitive practical manual on the Public Law Outline, generates best practice case management documents and provides synopses of the law for all the major applications. It also presents core skeleton arguments at a glance and focuses on the Case Management record. This invaluable work is designed for use by the judiciary (including magistracy, justices' clerks, legal advisers), barristers, solicitors, legal executives, CAFCASS, local authorities, guardians, the Ministry of Justice, experts and the Legal Services Commission.

Practice, Evidence and Procedure *Legal aid (public funding) and representation *Allocation and transfer of proceedings *Case management - how to use the revised Public Law Outline *Expert evidence in the context of the PLO *Protected parties/parties under a disability Private Law *Declaration of parentage and parental responsibility *Orders under sections 8 and 13 of the Children Act 1989 *Scientific tests *Special guardianship orders Public Law *Local authority proceedings prior to issuing care proceedings *Emergency protection procedures *Appointment and removal of a children's guardian *Care and supervision orders *Secure accommodation *Placement and adoption International Issues *Child Abduction *Forced Marriage *Article 15 transfer under Brussels II Revised Case Digest