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Cost:
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Length:
30 minutes of audio
(+ optional 5 minute accreditation test)
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Course Aims:

This course aims to provide a detailed explanation of the provisions under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989 relating to payments to unmarried mothers. It is aimed at practitioners in family law or those with an interest in the area. It also provides an update on the most important recent cases. The course is aimed at those with an intermediate level of understanding of the area.

Outcomes:
After completing the course you will:
  • Learn the origins of Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989;
  • Understand the main provisions of the act;
  • Understand how these provisions work in practice;
  • Receive an update on recent important cases involving Schedule 1.
Accredited CPD Time:
30 minutes
Level:
Intermediate Intermediate
Sources and References:
  • Re P (Child: Financial provision) [2003] 2 FLR 865; Court of Appeal;
  • F v G (Child: Financial provision) [2005] 1FLR 261; Singer J;
  • Morgan v Hill [2007] 1 FLR 1480; Court of Appeal;
  • Re C [7th December 2006]; DJ Million (unreported);
  • V v V (Child Maintenance) [2001] 2FLR 799; Wilson J (as he then was);
  • W –v- J (Child:Variation of Financial Provision) [2004] 2 FLR 300; Bennett J;
  • Re MT [2007] EWHC 838 (to be reported); Charles J;
  • Re S [2005] 2 FLR 895; Court of Appeal;
  • W v W (Joinder of Trusts of Land Act and Children Act applications)[2004] 2 FLR 321 Court of Appeal;
  • “Schedule 1 to the Children Act 1989: Consider the Mother’s future” by Philip Cayford QC and Jonathan Tod – Family Law February 2007 page 140 - 150 (volume 37);
  • “Tax Implications: Schedule 1 Trusts” by Jonathan Tod and Jan Ellis (tax partner Baker Tilly) – Family Law August 2007 page 708 – 711 (volume 37).

In this CPDcast, we interview Philip Cayford QC and Jonathan Tod at 29 Bedford Row Chambers on the subject of Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989. The discussion covers the origins of Schedule 1 from the old Poor Laws up until the most recent Schedule 1 decisions, including the Court of Appeal judgement in Morgan v Hill and the recently reported case of Re MT.

There is also a wider discussion about the adequacy of provision for children of unmarried parents and their mothers and possible reform of the area. This legal podcast provides a useful update for practitioners of all levels on the current Schedule 1 issues from leading family law barristers in this area.

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