M (Children), Re [2002] EWCA Civ 1044 (26 June 2002)

M (Children), Re [2002] EWCA Civ 1044 (26 June 2002)

The parents' changes were too recent and their credibility too damaged to justify overturning the care order; no sufficient basis existed to grant permission to appeal or to reopen the findings of the judge below.

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Citation
[2002] EWCA Civ 1044
Parties
Applicant Father: Mr. M; Applicant Mother: Mrs. M; Respondent: Local Authority
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 June 2002
Procedural Posture
Family Law Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal
Outcome
application for permission to appeal refused
Legal Topics
Care Orders, Parental Responsibility, Appeals, Child Welfare
Family Law Child Protection Care Orders Parental Responsibility Appeals Child Welfare

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Parties

Mr. M

Applicant Father

Mrs. M

Applicant Mother

Local Authority

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Family Law Appeal / Application for Permission to Appeal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the parents had changed sufficiently to justify return of children to their care
  2. 2 Whether the judge erred in assessing the credibility and changes in the parents
  3. 3 Whether subsequent events justified reopening the findings

Ratio Decidendi

The parents' changes were too recent and their credibility too damaged to justify overturning the care order; no sufficient basis existed to grant permission to appeal or to reopen the findings of the judge below.

Court Disposition

application for permission to appeal refused

Orders

  • Application for permission to appeal refused