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Children: Balancing rights

Amy Harris summarises the case law on the factors to be considered when contact is an issue A prohibition on contact can be justified under Article 8(2) if it is deemed to be in the best interests of the child or the resident parent. The government has issued proposals to introduce a statutory presumption of …

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Cases Referenced

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Elsholz v Germany [2000] ECHR 371

Re C (A child) [2011] EWCA Civ 521

Re D (A Minor) (Contact: Mothers Hostility) [1993] 1 FCR 964

Re H (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility) [1993] 1 FCR 85

Re K (Contact: Mother's Anxiety) [1999] 2 FLR 703

Re L (Contact: Genuine Fear) [2002] 1 FLR 621

Re M (minors) (children's welfare: contact) [1995] 1 FCR 753

Re P (Minors) (Contact: Discretion) [1998] 2 FLR 696

Re P (minors) (contact: parental hostility) [1997] 1 FCR 458

Re T (A Minor) (Parental Responsibility and Contact) [1993] 1 FCR 973

Re W (Children) [2012] EWCA Civ 1788

Yousef v The Netherlands [2000] ECHR 716