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Family law [2026] JRC 019

X v Y (Family) (Royal Court : Hearing

X v Y (Family) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil) : Wright : Family) [2026] JRC 019 (16 January 2026)

The Jersey Royal Court found allegations that the father posed a risk of sexual, physical, or emotional harm were unproven and ordered interim contact to resume.

  • Child custody
  • Summary return of children
  • Allegations of abuse
  • Welfare of the child
  • Jurisdictional issues
  • Child-custody
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Family law [2025] JRC 027

In the matter of VV (Secure Accommodation Order) (Royal Court : Hearing

In the matter of VV (Secure Accommodation Order) (Royal Court : Hearing (Civil)) [2025] JRC 027 (28 January 2025)

The Royal Court of Jersey granted a secure accommodation order for VV for five weeks, finding the statutory test met but limiting the period and requiring a revised care plan.

  • Secure accommodation orders
  • Deprivation of liberty
  • Welfare of the child
  • Care planning
  • Secure-accommodation-orders
  • Child-protection
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Family law [2023] JRC 170

In the matter of QQ (Care proceedings)

In the matter of QQ (Care proceedings) [2023] JRC 170 (20 September 2023)

The Royal Court of Jersey refused to discharge an interim care order, holding that the child’s welfare still required ongoing assessment and court protection at the residential unit.

  • Interim care order
  • Discharge of care order
  • Welfare of the child
  • Parental responsibility
  • Interim-care-order
  • Discharge-of-care-order
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Family law [2023] JRC 066

In the matter of DD (Care order)

In the matter of DD (Care order) [2023] JRC 066 (28 April 2023)

The court granted a final care order, finding threshold met and approving the Minister’s care plan for a 14-year-old child beyond parental control.

  • Care orders
  • Welfare of the child
  • Threshold criteria
  • Parental responsibility
  • Care-orders
  • Child-protection
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Family law

The Minister for Children and Education v B, C and FF (the Child) (In the matter of FF (Supervision Order extension) (assisted by his JFCAS Guardian))

The Royal Court extended a supervision order for FF, keeping contact with C supervised and emphasizing the child’s welfare, safeguarding work, and continuing risk.

  • Supervision order extension
  • Child contact supervision
  • Welfare of the child
  • Risk of sexual harm
  • Extradition impact on contact arrangements
  • Supervision-order-extension
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Family law [2022] JRC 224

In the matter of FF (Supervision Order)

In the matter of FF (Supervision Order) [2022] JRC 224 (11 October 2022)

The court found the threshold met and made a 12-month Supervision Order, requiring the child to return to live with his mother and her partner.

  • Supervision order
  • Significant harm threshold
  • Welfare of the child
  • Parenting skills
  • Children (jersey) law 2002
  • Supervision-order
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Family law [2022] JRC 206

F v G (Family)

F v G (Family) [2022] JRC 206 (03 October 2022)

The appeal was allowed after the court held that the Registrar gave undue weight to urgency and status quo, without sufficient inquiry into serious welfare allegations.

  • Child abduction
  • Welfare of the child
  • Status quo in custody
  • Urgency in family proceedings
  • Procedural fairness
  • Child-abduction
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Family law [2021] JRC 331

Between v Q

Between v Q [2021] JRC 331 (09 November 2021)

The Royal Court ordered continued contact between the applicant and both children, including alternate weekends and midweek overnight contact, and refused a residence order.

  • Child contact
  • Parental responsibility
  • Residence order
  • Welfare of the child
  • Child-contact
  • Parental-responsibility
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Family law [2021] JRC 120

F v E

F v E (Matrimonial) 31-Mar-2021 [2021] JRC 120 (31 March 2021)

In a child-vaccination dispute, the court held that G should receive the MMR and flu vaccines. It found no reliable evidence of a specific medical contraindication.

  • Vaccination of children
  • Specific issues order
  • Welfare of the child
  • Medical evidence in family proceedings
  • Child-vaccination
  • Specific-issues-order
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Family law [2020] JRC 161A

O v P

O v P (Matrimonial) [2020] JRC 161A (10 August 2020)

The court granted a shared residence order, equal time for Child 1 with both parents, and revised holiday and passport arrangements, while keeping handover arrangements unchanged.

  • Child residence
  • Shared residence
  • Welfare of the child
  • Parental responsibility
  • Child-residence
  • Shared-residence
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