Family Law

Child Abuse

Francesca Wiley QC
June 23, 2015
Child Abuse

Child abuse is the physical, sexual or emotional maltreatment or neglect of a child or children.  In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department for Children and Families (DCF) define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission…

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Family Law

Child Arrangement Orders

Francesca Wiley QC
August 27, 2015
Child Arrangement Orders

You can apply for a single court order, or a number of them, depending on what you’ve been unable to agree on. Arrangements for your child A ‘child arrangements order’ decides: where your child lives when your child spends time with each parent when and what other types of contact,…

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Family Law

Parental Alienation

Francesca Wiley QC
June 23, 2015
Parental Alienation

Parental alienation (or Hostile Aggressive Parenting) is a group of behaviors that are damaging to children’s mental and emotional well-being, and can interfere with a relationship of a child and either parent. These behaviors most often accompany high conflict marriages, separation or divorce. These behaviors whether verbal or non-verbal, cause…

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Family Law, Parental Alienation

Serious Parental Alienation – The Approach of the Courts and Practitioners in 2016

Francesca Wiley QC
June 20, 2016
Serious Parental Alienation – The Approach of the Courts and Practitioners in 2016

Francesca Wiley QC of 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers considers how the landscape is changing in the courts’ and practitioners’ attitudes to intractable contact cases. Francesca Wiley QC of 1 Garden Court Family Law Chambers Despite what appears to be a somewhat conservative approach by courts and practitioners to what are…

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