It may be a deeply uncomfortable question to ask, but the best time to have a paternity test is before the child is even born. The specter of paternity fraud dives deep into the most primal human evolutionary fear. No man wants to raise a child not of their own blood – for the most […]
Category: Children
The Year in Review: Outcomes for Children in Need from 2020 to 2021
The top 10 largest children’s care providers made £300m profits the last year. Is this a good thing? One would have to say yes, since providers remaining solvent helps the service help children even if there is an increasing involvement of private equity. At the same time however, there is concern that some providers are […]
Deprivation of Liberty for Young People
When you have deprived someone of their liberty, either you have put someone in jail or you have just performed a kidnapping. Among adults this is not something to take lightly, but among children it is something our society takes for granted. Many figures of authority can force young people to stay – parents to […]
Interim Child Removal Laws
When Can They Take Your Child Away Before a Court Hearing? Taking your child away from you is a parent’s nightmare. Unfortunately a child might not have both parents, and so when there is only one parent that must take care of the child or the other feels it is unsafe for the child to […]