M (Children : Residency/Contact : No 3)

Children B and C should live with their mother, with supervised contact to father transitioning to unsupervised contact, no contact with paternal family, and costs awarded against grandmother due to her reprehensible conduct.

Parties: Applicant: Mother; First Respondent: Father; Second Respondent: Grandmother; Children's Guardian: Children's Guardian
Jurisdiction: England and Wales
Judgment Date: 26 May 2016
Procedural Posture: Family / Final Judgment With Directions and Costs
Outcome: Children to reside with mother; supervised contact with father to transition to unsupervised; no contact with paternal family; costs awarded against grandmother; grandmother discharged as party.
Legal Topics: Residence, Contact, Wardship, Costs, Parental Responsibility

Family Law Child Welfare Residence Contact Wardship Costs Parental Responsibility

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Parties

Mother

Applicant

Father

First Respondent

Grandmother

Second Respondent

Children's Guardian

Procedural Posture

Family / Final Judgment With Directions and Costs

Legal Issues

1 With whom the children should live
2 Basis of children's residence arrangement
3 Contact arrangements with father and extended family

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Children to reside with mother; supervised contact with father to transition to unsupervised; no contact with paternal family; costs awarded against grandmother; grandmother discharged as party.

Orders

Children to live with mother.
Supervised contact with father to continue in July.