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Family law [2024] JRC 073

Z v Y (Family)

Z v Y (Family) [2024] JRC 073 (02 April 2024)

The Royal Court granted the mother a residence order, refused the father’s joint residence bid, and left contact to be arranged with social care support.

  • Residence order
  • Contact order
  • Child welfare
  • Supervised contact
  • Emotional harm
  • Parental responsibility
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Family law [2022] JRC 026

In the matter of QQ (Supervision and Residence Orders)

In the matter of QQ (Supervision and Residence Orders) [2022] JRC 026 (02 February 2022)

The court found the threshold for intervention met and granted a six-month supervision order, residence to the grandmother until age 18, and contact provisions with the mother.

  • Supervision order
  • Residence order
  • Contact order
  • Parental responsibility
  • Threshold criteria
  • Welfare checklist
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Family law [2021] JRC 024

B v C (Family) 15-Jan-2021

B v C (Family) 15-Jan-2021 [2021] JRC 024 (15 January 2021)

The Royal Court rejected the father's applications for residence and contact and refused to remove his parental responsibility, but imposed an Article 66(8) leave requirement.

  • Residence order
  • Contact order
  • Parental responsibility removal
  • Article 66(8) barring order
  • Child welfare
  • Human rights
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Family law [2020] JRC 028

In the matter of BB (Care proceedings)

In the matter of BB (Care proceedings) [2020] JRC 028 (13 February 2020)

The Jersey Royal Court made a supervision order for a child to remain with his mother, approved a care plan, and set an interim contact regime for the father.

  • Supervision order
  • Care order
  • Contact order
  • Residence order
  • Threshold criteria
  • Welfare test
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Family law [2019] JRC 090A

C v D (Family)

C v D (Family) [2019] JRC 090A (17 May 2019)

The Royal Court refused the mother’s application to remove a child from Jersey to Country A, finding the risk of emotional harm from losing contact with the father outweighed relocation benefits.

  • Leave to remove child from jurisdiction
  • Residence order
  • Contact order
  • Child welfare
  • Parental responsibility
  • Leave-to-remove
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Family law [2019] JRC 034

In the matter of Lucy (Care proceedings)

In the matter of Lucy (Care proceedings) [2019] JRC 034 (28 February 2019)

The court found the child’s welfare required a supervision order, residence with her mother, and tightly controlled contact with her father.

  • Supervision order
  • Residence order
  • Contact order
  • Threshold criteria
  • Welfare test
  • Article 66(8) order
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Family law [2012] 2 JLR 276

In re A (Care Order) v

In re A (Care Order) v [2012] 2 JLR 276 (12 October 2012)

The court held that the Minister could not apply for a contact order under Article 10(1) of the Children (Jersey) Law 2002, but the court could make one of its own motion if in the child’s interests.

  • Care order
  • Contact order
  • Children (jersey) law 2002
  • Private law remedies
  • Care-order
  • Contact-order
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Family law [2012] JRC 185

in the matter of A (Care Order)

in the matter of A (Care Order) [2012] JRC 185 (12 October 2012)

The court discharged an interim care order and replaced it with a prohibited steps order and contact order to protect a child from renewed contact with her father.

  • Interim care order
  • Prohibited steps order
  • Contact order
  • Threshold criteria
  • Jurisdiction under children (jersey) law 2002
  • Public vs private law remedies
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Family law

In re G v

In re G v [2012] 1 JLR_Note 14 (12 January 2012)

A family law note on whether a contact order should be made, with the child’s welfare treated as paramount and the parents’ conduct considered.

  • Children
  • Contact order
  • Conduct of parents
  • Family-law
  • Child-contact-order
  • Child-welfare
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