see also: see also: Contact - Children Act 1989
Case summary | Title | Reference |
| Abduction - Habitual residence - Right of custody/access | RE G (ABDUCTION: RIGHTS OF CUSTODY) [Family Division] | [2002] 2 F.L.R. 703 |
| Abduction - Rights of Custody - Irish court granting interim custody to mother and access to father | Re H (Abduction:Rights of Custody) [Court of Appeal] | [2000] 1 F.L.R. 201 |
| Access - Application by father - Child not wishing to see father | Sheppard v Miller | (1982) 3 F.L.R. 124 |
| Access - Application by father for access to child - Whether in child's best interests uncertain | Mnguni v Mnguni | (1980) 1 F.L.R. 184 |
| Access - Child - Mother mistakenly fearing sexual abuse had taken place on access visit to father | KS v GS (A Minor: Sexual Abuse) | [1992] 2 F.L.R. 361 |
| Access - Child aged 3 - Mother forming implacable hostility to father | Re B (A Minor) (Access) | [1984] F.L.R. 648 |
| Access - Children aged 10 and 8 refusing to see father - Deliberately avoiding father and thwarting access | Churchard v Churchard | [1984] F.L.R. 635 |
| Access - Court orders access to father - Such access to be suspended until welfare officer thinks it appropriate | Orford v Orford | (1980) 1 F.L.R. 260 |
| Access - Custody of child given to mother - Parents holding conflicting religious views | Wright v Wright | (1981) 2 F.L.R. 276 |
| Access - Father applying for access to three children of family following divorce - finding of sexual abuse of eldest child by father and access to her refused | S v S (Child Abuse: Access) | [1988] 1 F.L.R. 213 |
| Access - Father granted access to child - Mother refuses to allow access | V-P v V-P (Access to Child) | (1980) 1 F.L.R. 336 |
| Access - Father having eccentric, bizarre behaviour - Children complaining about behaviour to mother who discontinued access | Re B (Minors: Access) | [1992] 1 F.L.R. 140 |
| Access - Father seeking access - Custodial parent hostile | Re E (A Minor: Access) | [1987] 1 F.L.R. 368 |
| Access - Father seeking access - Refusal of access | Re BC (A Minor) (Access) | [1985] F.L.R. 639 |
| Access - Father seeking access to daughter - Judge finding sexual abuse by father of daughter | Re R (A Minor) (Child Abuse: Access) | [1988] 1 F.L.R. 206 |
| Access - Father seeking access to his two children after an interval of 3 years - Failure of previous access | Re C (Minors) (Access) | [1985] F.L.R. 804 |
| Access - Father seeking access to three children - Application for access refused | Corkett v Corkett | [1985] F.L.R. 708 |
| Access - Finding of sexual abuse of child by father - Persistent denial by father | L v L (Child Abuse: Access) | [1989] 2 F.L.R. 16 |
| Access - Illegitimate Child - Application by father for access | M v J (Illegitimate Child: Access) | (1982) 3 F.L.R. 19 |
| Access - Illegitimate child - Application by father for access | S v O (Illegitimate Child: Access) | (1982) 3 F.L.R. 15 |
| Access - Illegitimate child aged 2 years - Relationship between mother and natural father ending before child's birth | Re SM (A Minor) (Natural Father: Access) | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 333 |
| Access - Illegitimate child aged 212 - Relationship between mother and natural father ending before child's birth | Re W (A Minor) (Access) | [1989] 1 F.L.R. 163 |
| Access - Illegitimate children - Father seeking access | B v A (Illegitimate Children: Access) | (1982) 3 F.L.R. 27 |
| Access - Judge taking the view that he had to give effect to what was realistically the situation: that access could not work for the time being - Judge deciding that in those circumstances there was no advantage in making access orders | Re S (Minors: Access) | [1990] 2 F.L.R. 166 |
| Access - Justices - Access order | Thomason v Thomason | [1985] F.L.R. 214 |
| Access - Mother terminating father's access to children - Father applying to court for access order | Re H (Minors) (Access) | [1992] 1 F.L.R. 148 |
| Access - Mother's application for restoration of access to two boys - Mother's application that boys should be made parties to the proceedings and for the appointment of a guardian ad litem to act on their behalf | R v Pontlottyn Juvenile Court ex parte R | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 86 |
| Access - Order defining access Child - Access | Tilmouth v Tilmouth | [1985] F.L.R. 239 |
| Access - Parents divorcing - Father convicted of fraudulent trading and sentenced to imprisonment | Re S (Minors) (Access: Religious Upbringing) | [1992] 2 F.L.R. 313 |
| Access - Parents separate as a result of violence by father against mother - Mother refusing to allow father access to children | Williams v Williams | [1985] F.L.R. 509 |
| Access - Parents separate when child 3 months old - Child with mother | Starling v Starling | (1983) 4 F.L.R. 135 |
| Access - Preferable not to define - If defined in detail may cause difficulties | L v L (Interim Custody: Access) | (1980) 1 F.L.R. 396 |
| Access - Principles to be applied - Whether parents have a right to access | Re KD (A Minor) (Access: Principles) | [1988] 2 F.L.R. 139 |
| Access - Respondent claiming he was the putative father of child - Seeking access | Re O (A Minor: Access) | [1985] F.L.R. 716 |
| Access - Sexual abuse of daughter by father following parents' separation - Order for defined and supervised access | H v H (Child Abuse: Access) | [1989] 1 F.L.R. 212 |
| Appeal - Leave to appeal - Access | Allette v Allette | [1986] 2 F.L.R. 427 |
| Appeal - Leave to appeal - Mother appealing without leave from interlocutory order of High Court granting supervised access to child | Re H (Minors) (Access: Appeals) | [1989] 2 F.L.R. 174 |
| Child - Access - Husband applying for access to child of family | Re C (A Minor) (Access) | [1992] 1 F.L.R. 309 |
| Child - Access - Penal notice | Re N (A Minor) (Access: Penal Notice) | [1992] 1 F.L.R. 134 |
| Child - Access - Sexual abuse | C v C (Child Abuse: Access) | [1988] 1 F.L.R. 462 |
| Child - Access order - Alleged breach | Patterson v Walcott | [1984] F.L.R. 408 |
| Child - Custody and access - Artificial insemination | A v C | [1985] F.L.R. 445 |
| Child - Father applies for access - Disputed issue | R v Leeds Justices ex parte Thompson | (1983) 4 F.L.R. 773 |
| Child abduction - Access - Rights of access under Hague Convention | Re T and Others (Minors) (Hague Convention: Access) | [1993] 2 F.L.R. 617 |
| Child abduction - Access - Rights of access within Hague Convention Canadian court granting custody to mother and staying access to father | Re G (A Minor) (Hague Convention: Access) | [1993] 1 F.L.R. 669 |
| Child abduction - Agreement between the parties for joint custody and for child to remain with father in country of habitual residence with access to mother abroad - Mother seeking to remove child from country of habitual residence | Re G (A Minor) (Child Abduction: Enforcement) | [1990] 2 F.L.R. 325 |
| Child abduction - Mother with sole custody taking child from Italy to England - Italian father with access rights applying for summary return of child | S v H (Abduction: Access Rights) | [1997] 1 F.L.R. 971 |
| Child abduction - Supreme Court of State of New York granting custody to mother with access to father - Mother taking children to England without informing father | C v C (Minors) (Child Abduction) | [1992] 1 F.L.R. 163 |
| Child support - Human rights - Access to court denied | R (KEHOE) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS [Court of Appeal] | [2004] 1 F.L.R. 1132 |
| Child support - Human rights - Access to court denied | R (KEHOE) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WORK AND PENSIONS [Queen's Bench Division] | [2003] 2 F.L.R. 578 |
| Children - Application for custody and access -Conciliation appointment before registrar | Practice Direction Children - Custody and Access: Conciliation | (1982) 3 F.L.R. 448 |
| Children - Father applying for access to children - Mother alleging sexual abuse of daughter by father | C v C (Child Abuse: Evidence) | [1987] 1 F.L.R. 321 |
| Contact - Access - Evidence | S v M (Access Order) | [1997] 1 F.L.R. 980 |
| Contact - Reasonable access order to father - Mother stopping contact | Re P (A Minor) (Contact) | [1994] 2 F.L.R. 374 |
| Contempt - Committal - Access order | D v D (Access: Contempt: Committal) | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 34 |
| Contempt - Committal - Breach of access order | Lewis v Lewis | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 43 |
| Contempt of court - Breach of access order - Sequestration | Richardson v Richardson | [1990] 1 F.L.R. 186 |
| Contempt of court - Committal - Breach of undertakings | Re M (Minors) (Access: Contempt: Committal) | [1991] 1 F.L.R. 355 |
| Custody of, and access to, children: Conciliation - Previous Practice Directions relating to contested applications for custody and access amended - To now include some guardianship and wardship proceedings | Practice Direction Custody of, and Access to, Children: Conciliation | [1984] F.L.R. 956 |
| Disobedience of order - Access order - Justices fining mother for failing to comply with order granting access to child by father | I v D (Access Order: Enforcement) | [1988] 2 F.L.R. 286 |
| Disobedience of order - Access order - Mother's persistent refusal to allow access | C v C (Access Order: Enforcement) | [1990] 1 F.L.R. 462 |
| Divorce - Custody - Access | Belton v Belton | [1987] 2 F.L.R. 343 |
| Enforcement - Access orders - Mother's repeated refusal to comply with access order | Re L (Minors) (Access Order: Enforcement) | [1989] 2 F.L.R. 359 |
| Enforcement - Foreign judgment - Decision concerning children | Re L (Abduction: European Convention: Access) | [1999] 2 F.L.R. 1089 |
| Enforcement - Foreign order - Order of foreign court providing for staying access | Re H (A Minor) (Foreign Custody Order: Enforcement) | [1994] 1 F.L.R. 512 |
| Enforcement - Foreign order - Order of French court providing for staying access to father in France | Re A (Foreign Access Order: Enforcement) | [1996] 1 F.L.R. 561 |
| Evidence - Child - Access application by father in the county court | Re H (A Minor); Re K (Minors) (Child Abuse: Evidence) | [1989] 2 F.L.R. 313 |
| Evidence - Disclosure - Mother terminating son's access to father following stepdaughter's complaints of sexual abuse by father | Re B (A Minor) (Disclosure of Evidence) | [1993] 1 F.L.R. 191 |
| Family proceedings - Final order in divorce proceedings granted custody to mother and access to father - Subsequent residence order application made by father | Re M (Minors) (Judicial Continuity) | [1993] 1 F.L.R. 903 |
| Human rights - Access to court - Family and private life | THE QUEEN ON THE APPLICATION OF S v PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL [Court of Appeal] | [2002] 1 F.L.R. 1177 |
| Human rights - Respect for family life - Access between father and child | MAIRE v PORTUGAL [European Court of Human Rights] | [2004] 2 F.L.R. 653 |
| Human rights - Respect for family life - Access to children | HANSEN v TURKEY [European Court of Human Rights] | [2004] 1 F.L.R. 142 |
| Human Rights - Right to respect for family life - Suspension of access to child | SsSS v GERMANY [European Court of Human Rights] | [2006] 1 F.L.R. 522 |
| Injunction - Divorced parties living apart - Former husband abusing and threatening former wife when exercising access to children | White v White | (1983) 4 F.L.R. 696 |
| Mental health - Judicial review - Applicant seeking access to medical records kept by respondent health authorities | R v Mid Glamorgan Family Health Services Authority and Another Ex Parte Martin | [1995] 1 F.L.R. 283 |
| Periodical payments - Arrears - Wrong to remit because of failure to allow access Periodical payments | R v Halifax Justices, Ex Parte Woolverton | (1981) 2 F.L.R. 369 |
| Practice - Access and custody proceedings - Judge seeing court welfare officers privately before trial in absence of parties or their representatives | Re C (A Minor: Irregularity of Practice) | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 438 |
| Practice - Access proceedings - Practice of welfare officers requesting private interview with the judge before hearing concerning custody and access matters | Re B (A Minor) (Irregularity of Practice) | [1990] 1 F.L.R. 300 |
| Practice - Hearing of application involving child - Application by father for access | Leach v Field | (1980) 1 F.L.R. 383 |
| Residence - Interim order - Mother having custody, father having staying access | Re G (Minors) (Ex parte Interim Residence Order) | [1993] 1 F.L.R. 910 |
| State benefits - Supplementary benefit - Claimant given access to his children | Vaughan v the Social Security Adjudication Officer | [1987] 1 F.L.R. 217 |
| Wardship - Judge suspending placement of children with long-term foster-parents to give mother opportunity to take treatment - Judge granting mother access to children | Manchester City Council v S | [1991] 2 F.L.R. 370 |
| Wardship - Parents seeking access - Father potentially violent | Re G (A Minor) (Wardship: Access) | [1988] 1 F.L.R. 305 |
| Welfare report - Access - Grandparents' application for access to grandchild | Re CB (Access: Attendance of Court Welfare Officer) | [1995] 1 F.L.R. 622 |
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