Eleanor Marsh reviews the effects on children of delays in court proceedings

21st July 2023

3PB (3 Paper Buildings) family barrister Eleanor Marsh (pictured here) has written a brief guide to delays in court proceedings and whether these are creating a new ‘status quo’ for children and the impact of such delays upon the welfare decisions made at final hearing. This article in the Family Law Journal, published this month, takes a look specifically at s 1(3)(c) of the Children Act 1989: the likely effect on the child of any change in their circumstances, and considers whether the courts can be reluctant to reverse changes to a child’s circumstances which have become longstanding due to delays.

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Eleanor MarshEleanor MarshCall: 2016 has a busy practice with a focus on private law children and financial remedies (including TOLATA disputes).

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