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Family law

JX (A Child) (Fact-finding hearing), Re

Both parties perpetrated domestic abuse in a toxic, volatile relationship. The mother was physically abusive towards the father, including hitting, threats, and loss of self-control, some of which she admitted. The father engaged in emotionally controlling and dismissive behaviour, including stonewalling, unilateral decision-making post-separation, and conduct likely to cause the mother emotional harm and ongoing control using the child. Both parties' behaviours caused emotional harm to the child. The court found specific allegations proven or part-proven as detailed, and determined that both…

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  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Physical abuse
  • Child arrangements
  • Parental responsibility
  • Contact arrangements
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Family law

BL v MK

The court found the mother posed ongoing emotional harm to the children due to her negative beliefs and conduct, lacked insight, and was unable to meet their emotional and psychological needs. The father was found to be capable and child-focused. The children’s best interests required living with their father, with managed and supervised contact with the mother only if she re-engages. The court cannot compel contact and must prioritize the children’s welfare and stability.

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  • Child arrangements
  • Parental responsibility
  • Contact orders
  • Emotional harm
  • Supervised contact
  • Fact-finding hearings
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Family law

N (a child), Re

The court found that the great aunt and uncle had failed to support N's relationship with her mother, leading to emotional harm and alienation. The original agreement was for N to return to her mother after her studies, and the mother is able to meet N's needs. Delay would entrench harm and make reunification more difficult. The paramount interests of N require an immediate transfer to her mother's care and relocation to Latvia, with indirect and then direct contact with the great aunt and uncle.

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  • Child arrangements order
  • Leave to remove from jurisdiction
  • Welfare principle
  • Parental responsibility
  • Contact arrangements
  • Emotional harm
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Family law

TS v AS & Ors (Art 21 Findings of Fact)

The court found, on the balance of probabilities, that the father perpetrated physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, as well as coercive and controlling behaviour against the mother; the children were emotionally harmed and placed at risk of physical harm through exposure to domestic abuse; the father relied on falsified documentation regarding the mother’s mental health; the mother does not suffer from mental illness or lack capacity; the father’s allegations against the mother were not credible.

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  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive control
  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional harm
  • Jurisdiction
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Family law [2025] EWHC 3169 (Fam)

TS v AS & Ors

TS v AS & Ors [2025] EWHC 3169 (Fam) (05 December 2025)

The High Court made fact-finding findings that the father committed domestic, sexual, and coercive abuse, causing emotional harm to the children, and rejected his allegations against the mother.

  • Child arrangements order
  • Domestic abuse
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour
  • Sexual abuse
  • Emotional harm
  • Jurisdiction under hague conventions
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Family law [2025] EWFC 412 (B)

X, Y and Z (Children), Re (Domestic Abuse)

X, Y and Z (Children), Re (Domestic Abuse) [2025] EWFC 412 (B) (26 November 2025)

Fact-finding in private law children proceedings. Most domestic abuse allegations were not proven; the court found frequent loud arguments, occasional pushing, and parental alienation by M.

  • Child arrangements
  • Domestic abuse
  • Fact-finding hearings
  • Parental alienation
  • Emotional harm
  • Section 37 reports
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Family law

North Lincolnshire Council v M & Ors

The court found D and E's allegations of sexual and physical abuse by F and M to be credible and true, rejecting the respondents' conspiracy theory and alternative explanations. F sexually abused D and E by oral and digital penetration and attempted penile penetration. Both F and M were physically abusive towards D and E. M prioritised her relationship with F over her children, resulting in C's deprivation of sibling contact. The local authority did not prove, on balance of probabilities, that M was complicit in sexual abuse.

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  • Sexual abuse
  • Physical abuse
  • Emotional harm
  • Parental responsibility
  • Sibling contact
  • Delay in police investigation
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Family law [2025] EWFC 415 (B)

A Local Authority v Mother & Ors

A Local Authority v Mother & Ors [2025] EWFC 415 (B) (06 November 2025)

In care proceedings, the court found that B suffered significant harm, including sexual abuse by C, and that the mother failed to protect her and misled professionals.

  • Sexual abuse
  • Failure to protect
  • Emotional harm
  • Domestic abuse
  • Cannabis misuse
  • Educational neglect
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Family law

S (Wardship: Removal to Ghana rehearing), Re

S should remain living in Ghana with a structured plan for his return to England after completing his GCSEs. The risks of emotional harm from remaining in Ghana are outweighed by the high risk of breakdown and further harm if S returns prematurely against his parents' wishes and without necessary therapeutic work. Stability in education and family dynamics must be prioritized, and a roadmap involving therapy and specialist support is required before reunification.

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  • Wardship
  • Child relocation
  • Parental responsibility
  • Emotional harm
  • Therapeutic intervention
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Family law [2025] EWHC 2836 (Fam)

S, Re (Wardship: Removal to Ghana Rehearing)

S, Re (Wardship: Removal to Ghana Rehearing) [2025] EWHC 2836 (Fam) (30 October 2025)

Wardship rehearing about a boy taken to Ghana by his parents. The court held his welfare was best served by remaining there for now, with therapy and a roadmap for possible return after GCSEs.

  • Wardship
  • Child relocation
  • Parental responsibility
  • Emotional harm
  • Therapeutic intervention
  • Child-relocation
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