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	<title>The Custody Minefield &#187; Guidance</title>
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		<title>New Guidance on Psychologist Experts &#8211; Part 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2016 00:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rarely I write two articles on a single subject in one day (and certainly not this late at night). However, I&#8217;m genuinely enthused about this latest initiative by the Family Justice Council and British Psychological Society. It&#8217;s a matter I&#8217;ve been talking and writing about for the past two years. Last year, I worked with&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>MAAPP &#8211; The Multidisciplinary Agency App for Social Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2016 03:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an age when resources and support are cut as a result of austerity, we welcome work done by individuals and organisations to help share information and best practice to improve outcomes for children. An underlying goal for us has been to put family law at people&#8217;s fingertips and empower others. MAAPP, the Multidisciplinary Agency&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Family Law Week: Excellent Analysis of Internal Relocation Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:08:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Internal Relocation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2015]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Deborah Eaton QC and Stephen Jarmain, barrister, both of 1 King’s Bench Walk, explain the lessons to be learned from the important Court of Appeal judgment on internal relocation in which the authors represented the mother.&#8221; A must read for anyone who becomes involved in cases involving internal relocation. Add it to your bookmarks! Family&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>LIP Friendly Family Law Orders &#8211; Content and Resources</title>
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		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/lip-friendly-family-law-orders-content-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2016 13:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[directions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[draft orders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[order]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[wording]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I shared an update that the President of the Family Court has announced the production of draft family law orders better suited to Litigants-in-Person (parents who represent themselves in court). The intentions are positive and include better consistency across the court service and wording aimed at the non-technical. Hopefully the new&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Judicial Judgment &#8216;Wholly Lacking&#8217; in Intractable Contact Cases</title>
		<link>http://thecustodyminefield.com/judicial-judgment-wholly-lacking-in-intractable-contact-cases/</link>
		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/judicial-judgment-wholly-lacking-in-intractable-contact-cases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2016 04:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Case Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Intractable Contact Dispute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Parental Alienation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2015]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alienation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[EWCA Civ 1315]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[family law]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[F (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 1315 is yet another case involving alienation where the handling of the case by the lower court was &#8216;wholly inadequate&#8216;. Not my opinion (actually it is, and I agree&#8230;), but that of the Lords Justice who heard the appeal. The case highlights the failings which are increasingly commonplace in the&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Research and Media Requests &#8211; Things to Ponder</title>
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		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/research-and-media-requests-things-to-ponder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guidance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[confidentiality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contempt of court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[journalists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[proceedings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[publicity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reporting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is common in the family law arena/charity sector to get requests from the media or from students undertaking PhDs, asking for contact details for people who have been involved in family law proceedings for the purpose of news stories or research. On the whole, we do not involve ourselves with passing on details of&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Not seeing your child this Christmas? Some presents from us, to you</title>
		<link>http://thecustodyminefield.com/christmas-presents/</link>
		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/christmas-presents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[apply]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child arrangements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[christmas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enforcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gift]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[order]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[present]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the custody minefield]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecustodyminefield.com/?p=1161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For some parents and children this year there will be a gaping hole in their lives while others enjoy the festive season. They won&#8217;t be seeing their children. For some, they won&#8217;t have seen their children for a while. Some will have no court order or arrangements in place. For others, arrangements will break down&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Guides for Social Workers: Parenthood and Parental Responsibility</title>
		<link>http://thecustodyminefield.com/guides-for-social-workers-parenthood-and-parental-responsibility/</link>
		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/guides-for-social-workers-parenthood-and-parental-responsibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2015 14:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[lesbian parents]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parental responsibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parenthood]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surrogacy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thecustodyminefield.com/?p=1146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you seen our second guide for social workers on parenthood and parental responsibility. The guide covers the status of the legal parent, the difference between this and legal parental responsibility and how the two are acquired. More complex matters are covered concerning parenthood and the legal status of the adults involved when surrogacy and&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>New Guides: Supporting Social Work in the Courts</title>
		<link>http://thecustodyminefield.com/new-guides-supporting-social-work-in-the-courts/</link>
		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/new-guides-supporting-social-work-in-the-courts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2015 11:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Section 7]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following approaches by members of the Social Work profession, we are in the process of developing a range of guides and tools to support social workers in their report writing and court work. These guides are primarily intended to support social workers employed by Local Authorities, albeit may interest Independent Social Workers and others. Section&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Failures in Judicial Case Allocation and Gatekeeping</title>
		<link>http://thecustodyminefield.com/failures-judicial-case-allocation-and-gatekeeping/</link>
		<comments>http://thecustodyminefield.com/failures-judicial-case-allocation-and-gatekeeping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2015 14:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[MichaelRobinson]]></dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gatekeeping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Leave to Remove]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leave to remove]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rules]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have seen a number of cases recently where the courts are failing to follow rules in relation to case allocation. Some of the worst examples include: leave to remove cases (where one parent seeks to remove the children abroad). complex cases previously heard in senior courts ending up heard by magistrates who fail to&#8230;]]></description>
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