Re F & G (Discharge of Special Guardianship Order) [2021] EWCA Civ 622
The Court of Appeal confirmed that a special guardianship order can co-exist with a care order and remitted for re-hearing the question of whether or not the SGO in this case should be discharged.
Background
The mother (M) of twin girls born in 2010 formed a relationship with K during the pregnancy and the girls grew up believing him to be their father; they had no contact with their biological father. M and K later married, divorcing in 2017. After M formed a relationship with a violent man, the LA issued care proceedings, placing the children with K under ICOs in April 2019.
A County Council v M & H & T [2021] EWFC 35
A local authority’s application not to assess a grandmother as a carer was granted and the grandmother’s application for a Special Guardianship Order or a Child Arrangements Order was dismissed.
Due to their young age and an unplanned pregnancy discovered late in the day (amongst other matters), H s parents approached the local authority before the birth of H to arrange an adoption. H was placed with foster to adopt parents. On learning of this, the paternal grandmother told the social worker she wished to care for H. The parents objected on grounds which included that the grandmother was a single parent of limited means who had suffered episodes of depression. The wider paternal family did not support the grandmother s application.
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Salford CC v W and Ors [2021] EWHC 61 (Fam)
MacDonald J in the High Court, Family Division:
(1) dismissed a prohibited steps order application preventing Roman Catholic sacraments for children ages 4-11 in a proposed Special Guardianship setting, and
(2) adjourned an application for a declaration on their legal status (for purposes of eventually determining the local authority’s obligation to pay remuneration), pending involvement in the question from both local authorities (Norfolk and Suffolk).
Background
There are five children, from age 4 to age 11 years old, and all parties agree that they should stay in the care of a maternal aunt and her partner, Mrs Z and Mr Y, with whom they have lived since June 2017. All parties also agree there should be a Special Guardianship Order.
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