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8 decisions turning on domestic-abuse.
The appellant, Dylan Kyle Cathrae, now 21, committed a series of offences against his former partner ("C1") between the ages of 17 and 20. The two began a relationship in 2021 when both were 15 and were living together by the…
The proceedings concerned EF, a child born in November 2024, whose father, TC, a hospital doctor registered with the General Medical Council, applied for orders under the Children Act. Following a finding of fact hearing, His…
The applicant, Dr TC, a medical doctor, and the respondent, WF, met in April 2023 and began a turbulent relationship marked by periods of separation and reconciliation. Their daughter EF was born in November 2024. The parents had…
The proceedings concerned D, a boy aged three, born in March 2023. His father, Mr A, applied on 15 April 2025 for a child-arrangements order that D should live with him and spend time with his mother; his mother, Ms B, applied on…
The case concerns a girl, D, aged 7, whose parents separated in February 2024. In July 2024 the mother moved out of the former family home to a town some 70 miles away, later moving to a property about 50 miles away where she now…
LM, aged 3, is the daughter of two Sudanese parents who were brought up and worked in the UAE, where they married in 2021. LM was born in the USA in Summer 2022 and holds US citizenship; the family returned to the UAE shortly…
The applicant, Dr TC, is the father of EF, a girl born in November 2024 and aged one at the date of judgment; the respondent, WF, is her mother. The parents met in April 2023 and had a turbulent, 'on/off' relationship while the…
These were private law proceedings in the Central Family Court concerning two children, AXQ, a teenage boy, and his younger sister BXQ. The father, X, and the mother, Q, were never married but lived together from September 2003…