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

  • Elsholz v Germany [2000] ECHR 371
  • Re C (A child) [2011] EWCA Civ 521
  • Re D (A Minor) (Contact: Mother’s 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