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Family-law [2026] EWFC 107 (B)

B, In the Matter Of

B, In the Matter Of [2026] EWFC 107 (B) (14 May 2026)

In care proceedings, the court found B suffered significant harm through a serious head injury while in her parents’ care, but could not identify which parent caused it.

  • Care-orders
  • Non-accidental-injury
  • Threshold-criteria
  • Fact-finding
  • Domestic-abuse
  • Neglect
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Family-law

BN (A Child)(Abduction: Art 13(b)), Re

Hague Convention return application to Connecticut refused after the court found grave risk from domestic abuse and the mother’s complex PTSD.

  • Child-abduction
  • Hague-convention
  • Protective-measures
  • Ptsd-and-parenting
  • Domestic-abuse
  • Article-13b
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Family-law [2026] EWHC 1158 (Fam)

BN (A Child)(Abduction: Art 13(b)), Re

BN (A Child)(Abduction: Art 13(b)), Re [2026] EWHC 1158 (Fam) (14 May 2026)

Hague Convention return application to Connecticut refused after the court found grave risk under Article 13(b) because of domestic abuse and the mother's PTSD.

  • Hague-convention-1980
  • Child-abduction-and-custody-act-1985
  • Article-13(b)-grave-risk-exception
  • Protective-measures
  • Domestic-abuse
  • Ptsd-and-parental-mental-health
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Family-law

M v F & Anor

The Family Court extended protective orders for a nearly 17-year-old child, maintained indirect contact only with the father, and imposed a section 91(14) restraint.

  • Child-arrangements
  • Prohibited-steps-order
  • Non-molestation-order
  • Section-91(14)-order
  • Welfare-of-the-child
  • Indirect-contact
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Family-law [2026] EWFC 106 (B)

M v F & Anor

M v F & Anor [2026] EWFC 106 (B) (13 May 2026)

The Family Court extended protective orders for a nearly 17-year-old child, continued indirect-only contact with the father, and made a section 91(14) order.

  • Child-arrangements
  • Prohibited-steps-order
  • Non-molestation-order
  • Section-91(14)-order
  • Welfare-checklist
  • Domestic-abuse
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Family-law

P & Q (Children) (Finding of Fact), Re

The court found the father had abused the mother and that the children’s reluctance to see him was not caused by maternal alienation.

  • Domestic-abuse
  • Child-arrangements
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Parental-alienation
  • Contact-orders
  • Welfare-of-the-child
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Family-law [2026] EWFC 99 (B)

P & Q (Children), Re (Finding of Fact)

P & Q (Children), Re (Finding of Fact) [2026] EWFC 99 (B) (05 May 2026)

The court found the father committed domestic abuse, including verbal, emotional and controlling conduct, but rejected the father's allegation that the mother alienated the children.

  • Domestic-abuse
  • Child-arrangements
  • Prohibited-steps-orders
  • Parental-alienation
  • Fact-finding-hearings
  • Family-court
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Family-law [2026] EWHC 1035 (Fam)

HF, KF and LF (No 2)(Children; Inherent Jurisdiction; Return Order), Re

HF, KF and LF (No 2)(Children; Inherent Jurisdiction; Return Order), Re [2026] EWHC 1035 (Fam) (01 May 2026)

The High Court ordered the return of three children from Dubai to England, finding that the father’s wrongful retention had harmed their relationship with their mother.

  • Summary-return-of-children
  • Inherent-jurisdiction
  • Welfare-analysis
  • Parental-responsibility
  • Habitual-residence
  • Domestic-abuse
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Family-law

Z, Re

The High Court ordered Z’s return to Egypt only if a DSA and Egyptian court order are secured and the father pays 100,000 EGP in advance; otherwise Z stays in England.

  • Summary-return-of-child
  • Welfare-principle
  • Protective-measures
  • Enforcement-of-foreign-orders
  • Domestic-abuse-findings
  • Maintenance-and-financial-support
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