C v D

C v D

The judge considered all relevant evidence, including expert and local authority reports, and gave clear reasons for departing from professional supervision; there was no significant risk to the child in replacing professional supervision with familial supervision, and the case management decision to reserve...

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Parties
Appellant: C; Respondent: D
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
16 April 2025
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Child Arrangements, Supervised Contact, Case Management, Domestic Abuse
Family Law Child Arrangements Supervised Contact Case Management Domestic Abuse

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Parties

C

Appellant

D

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the judge erred in changing supervision of contact from an Independent Social Worker to paternal family members
  2. 2 Whether the judge erred in reserving the proceedings to herself rather than returning them to the previous judge

Ratio Decidendi

The judge considered all relevant evidence, including expert and local authority reports, and gave clear reasons for departing from professional supervision; there was no significant risk to the child in replacing professional supervision with familial supervision, and the case management decision to reserve proceedings was within the judge's discretion.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Contact between D and the children to be supervised by members of the paternal family
  • Proceedings reserved to HHJ Nott for directions hearing on 26 June 2025