H-R (Children) [2014] EWCC B80 (Fam) (11 April 2014)

H-R (Children) [2014] EWCC B80 (Fam) (11 April 2014)

The mother deliberately and repeatedly failed to comply with court orders requiring her to facilitate contact between the children and their father, and failed to attend court as directed, justifying immediate committal for contempt.

Citation
[2014] EWCC B80 (Fam)
Parties
Father/applicant: C; Mother/respondent: D; Child: A; Child: B
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 April 2014
Procedural Posture
Family Law Contact and Committal Application / Final Committal Order
Outcome
Mother committed to custody for contempt of court.
Legal Topics
Child Contact, Enforcement of Contact Orders, Committal for Contempt
Family Law Contempt of Court Child Contact Enforcement of Contact Orders Committal for Contempt

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Parties

C

Father/applicant

D

Mother/respondent

A

Child

B

Child

Procedural Posture

Family Law Contact and Committal Application / Final Committal Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the mother failed to comply with court orders for contact between children and father
  2. 2 Whether the mother should be committed for contempt of court

Ratio Decidendi

The mother deliberately and repeatedly failed to comply with court orders requiring her to facilitate contact between the children and their father, and failed to attend court as directed, justifying immediate committal for contempt.

Court Disposition

Mother committed to custody for contempt of court.

Orders

  • Immediate committal of the mother to HM Prison Styal for 21 days.
  • Any applications in relation to the order reserved to the judge or another circuit judge.