Older Teens in Private Children Law Proceedings

Introduction

This virtual classroom seminar will pull together various different topics which affect cases with older teen children who may or may not be part of the litigation but are part of the family make up and often a significant part of the family solution.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Orders which can be made for older teens: what is exceptional circumstances which justifies an order for a 16 year old or older
• Enforcement of such orders; what can be done and what is effective (s 34FLA 1986 orders etc ) and practice points on how to set this up for safe return after child arrangements
• Older children seeing the Judge
• Older children giving evidence about which there is a lot of law: we have the intermediary issues and also an assessment of when they should and should not give evidence
• When older children are Gillick competent, so when they should be represented, and when they are not and how the r 16.4 Guardian and NYAS work together
• Practice tips on managing telephone use/contraception/ tattoos/ drink/drugs etc which cause endless disputes in private law cases
• An examination of the phenomenon of psychological splitting, and the difference between expressed and ascertainable wishes and feelings
• The potential for older children to take their own proceeding under Schedule 1of the Children Act 1989 especially for university support
• Therapeutic work options for older teens either alone or with the family or siblings
• A consideration of 2 new studies by the Nuffield foundation about the effect on children of involvement in proceedings
• The new law on the use of intimate photographs under the new Domestic Abuse Act 2021: what is and is not legal

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.