Posted in adoption, children, courts, family, fathers on November 25, 2007 | 6 Comments »
John at Family Lore has beaten me to it on this story about the Court of Appeal decision that a father should not be told about his 4 month old baby prior to adoption. I agree with what John says about the Mother having the ultimate veto over the father knowing - this goes against [...]
Posted in adoption, courts, professional conduct on November 8, 2007 | No Comments »
The EAT has rejected Mr McClintock’s appeal in this case. More detail than was previously available from press reports is apparent from the judgment, in summary:
Mr McClintock’s strongly held view was that the question of allowing same sex couples to adopt children had not been sufficiently researched and tested and that by making it possible [...]
Posted in adoption, employment, family on October 25, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Times, Oct 23rd ‘Christian JP Refused to Rule on Gay Adoption’.
A Magistrate is claiming for unfair dismissal at the employment tribunal because he was denied his request not to sit on cases involving gay adoption, with which he does not agree on religious grounds. When his request was denied he resigned, hence his claim. He [...]
Posted in adoption, family, news on August 28, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Read this article the other day on the BBC website. It includes:‘Critics of “forced adoptions” say social workers are rushing cases to hit the government’s adoption targets.’ [who are the critics?]
‘Campaigners, including Justice for Families, also claim the secrecy of the family courts is stopping parents properly challenging adoptions.’ [Justice for Famillies and who else?]
‘The investigation [...]
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