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Family law [2005] JRC 029

G v A

G v A [2005] JRC 029 (14 March 2005)

The court found that the father and his family had alienated two young boys from their mother and ordered access to resume without delay.

  • Child access
  • Parental alienation
  • Best interests of the child
  • Supervised access
  • Non-molestation orders
  • Child-access
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Family law [2004] JRC 199

GS v DS

GS v DS [2004] JRC 199 (15 November 2004)

The Royal Court held it has inherent jurisdiction to order access to a child for a non-blood relative if that is in the child’s best interests.

  • Child access
  • Inherent jurisdiction
  • Non-parental access
  • Child-access
  • Inherent-jurisdiction
  • Non-parental-access
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Family law [2002] JCA 135

B v N

B v N [2002] JCA 135 (18 July 2002)

Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal out of time and ordered a psychiatrist’s paper review to assist a Royal Court access dispute involving alleged parental alienation.

  • Parental alienation syndrome
  • Child access
  • Appointment of expert witness
  • Appeal procedure
  • Child-access
  • Parental-alienation-syndrome
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Family law [2002] JRC 121

F v B

F v B [2002] JRC 121 (27 June 2002)

The court granted F supervised access to his daughter D for three months, finding insufficient proof of abuse and emphasizing D's welfare.

  • Child access
  • Supervised contact
  • Domestic violence allegations
  • Welfare of the child
  • Child-access
  • Supervised-contact
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Family law [2000] JRC 211

F v S

F v S [2000] JRC 211 (27 October 2000)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused a father's application for direct access to his child, holding that the child's welfare and existing fear of him were paramount.

  • Child access
  • Best interests of the child
  • Parental rights
  • Indirect contact
  • Child-access
  • Best-interests-of-the-child
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Family law [2000] JLR 334

C v D

C v D [2000] JLR 334 (19 September 2000)

A Jersey family law decision on child access, holding that the child’s interests are paramount and access should generally be ordered unless strong reasons justify refusal.

  • Child access
  • Paramountcy of child's interests
  • Domestic violence
  • Family-law
  • Child-access
  • Paramountcy-of-childs-interests
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Family law [2000] JRC 185A

C v D

C v D [2000] JRC 185A (19 September 2000)

A Jersey court refused a father direct contact with his young son because of proved domestic violence and the mother’s genuine trauma, but ordered facilitated indirect contact.

  • Child access
  • Domestic violence
  • Parental rights
  • Indirect contact
  • Best interests of the child
  • Child-access
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Family law [1997] JLR 160

F v S

F v S [1997] JLR 160 (30 June 1997)

The court held that short-term denial of access to a non-custodial parent may be justified where a violent or uncontrollable temper creates risk of harm, including indirect emotional harm.

  • Child access
  • Non-custodial parent rights
  • Emotional well-being of child
  • Child-access
  • Non-custodial-parent-rights
  • Emotional-well-being-of-child
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Family law

P v Y

P v Y [1997] JLR_Note 11a (30 April 1997)

A Jersey family law note concerning child access where an allegation of sexual abuse was raised.

  • Child access
  • Allegation of sexual abuse
  • Child-access
  • Allegation-of-sexual-abuse
  • Family-law
  • Child-law
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Family law [1988] JRC 248

re T (infant) adoption & access applications

re T (infant) adoption & access applications [1988] JRC 248 (20 December 1988)

The court determined adoption and access applications concerning infant T, applying the child’s welfare as the paramount consideration.

  • Adoption
  • Child access
  • Child-access
  • Family-law
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