Z v Kent County Council [2018] EWFC B65

Family Court considering MCA This family court case - subtitled 'Revocation of placement order - Failure to assess Mother's capacity and Grandparents' - has a detailed consideration of the MCA 2005. Extract: "The law - capacity, presumption of capacity and determining protected party status. This issue is governed primarily by the Family Procedure Rules 2010 Part 15 and Practice Directions 15A and 15B, and by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Additionally, there is guidance provided by the Department for Children, Schools and Families’ publication 'The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations', and in April 2010 the Family Justice Council published guidance for proceedings and pre-proceedings called 'Parents who Lack Capacity to Conduct Public Law Proceedings' [updated in April 2018]."

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This case's neutral citation number appears in the following newsletters:

39 Essex Chambers, 'Mental Capacity Report' (issue 90, November 2018)

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Full judgment: BAILII

Subject(s):

Other capacity cases🔍

Date: 18/10/18🔍

Court: Family Court🔍

Judge(s):

Lazarus🔍

Parties:

Mr Z🔍
Mrs Z🔍
Kent County Council🔍
Ms Y🔍
Mr Q🔍
Ms R🔍
X🔍

Citation number(s):

[2018] EWFC B65^B

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Published: 8/11/18 02:26

Cached: 2024-11-20 00:30:32