Recent pilot schemes throughout the UK designed to make legal issues regarding children simpler and more informed have been reviewed.
Most of the proposals recommend extending these initiatives for longer, and it is likely that this will be agreed. Solicitors in North Wales are also likely to continue to be vital gatekeepers of these new processes.
One of the main proposals that is not yet fully integrated in law is the matter regarding the murder or manslaughter of one parent by the other. If the parent who ends the life of the other is convicted of this offence, then they should be deemed to have relinquished their parental responsibility. This judgement would remain in place until the convicted parent has completed their sentence or order. This is obviously designed to protect the child or children and there is growing pressure to enshrine this in law.
Another recommendation that has so far worked well in local trial areas is the rejection of the assumption that parents have automatic rights to have involvement in their children’s lives. Pilot schemes have shown that the safety of the child has been protected when presumption of parental involvement has been rejected. Solicitors in North Wales can advise that this, if it becomes law, could be challenged when no domestic abuse has taken place within the family unit.
Speak to us today here at Bennett Smith Solicitors and arrange a meeting with one of our legal advisors, who can discuss all matters relating to laws and children.
