Results: 17

• In re V (A Minor) (Adoption: Consent)

  19 Jun 1985 [1987] Fam 57; [1986] 3 WLR 927; [1986] 1 All ER 752, CA

  Subsequent citations: 2.
  ADOPTION — Consent of parent — Dispensing with
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  ADOPTION — Consent of parent — Dispensing with — Child left with proposed adopters — Mother in regular contact — Mother initially consenting unconditionally to adoption — Subsequent wish to bring up all her children together — Refusal to consent — Whether consent unreasonably withheld — Whether consent to be dispensed with — Whether court to make adoption order subject to access by natural parent — Children Act 1975, ss 3, 12(2)(b)

  4 Case(s) considered
• In re St Mary’s, Banbury

  21 Feb 1985 [1986] Fam 24; [1985] 3 WLR 885; [1985] 2 All ER 611, Const Ct

  04 Oct 1986 [1987] Fam 136; [1987] 3 WLR 717; [1987] 1 All ER 247, Arches Ct

  Subsequent considerations : 7 positive; 1 neutral; 3 negative. Subsequent citations: 16.
  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Pews
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  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Pews — Petition to remove pews and replace with chairs — Pews allotted and sold pursuant to local Act in 1790 — Claims to three specific pews established — Nature of claimants' rights — Whether jurisdiction to authorise removal of pews — Church used as concert venue — Removal of pews facilitating such use and use of central altar for communion — Whether faculty to be granted

  4 Case(s) considered
• In re St Mary’s, Barton-upon-Humber

  03 Aug 1985 [1987] Fam 41; [1986] 3 WLR 906; [1987] 2 All ER 861, Const Ct

  Subsequent considerations : 1 positive. Subsequent citations: 5.
  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Confirmatory faculty
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  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Confirmatory faculty — Coat of arms and chest sold without faculty — Both in poor condition — Subsequent restoration of coat of arms greatly enhancing value — Effect of disposal without faculty — Whether confirmatory faculty authorising original sale sufficient to pass legal title — Whether further faculty necessary

  3 Case(s) considered

• Chebaro v Chebaro

  26 Mar 1986 [1986] Fam 71; [1986] 3 WLR 95; [1986] 2 All ER 897, Fam D

  05 Feb 1987 [1987] Fam 127; [1987] 2 WLR 1090; [1987] 1 All ER 999, CA

  Subsequent citations: 7.
  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Financial provision — Leave to apply

  STATUTE — Retroactive effect — Divorce
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  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Financial provision — Leave to apply — Foreign decree — Husband granted decree before September 1985 — Wife's application for leave to apply for financial relief — Retrospective effect of legislation — Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, s 12(1)

  STATUTE — Retroactive effect — Divorce — Foreign decree recognised in England and Wales — Provisions entitling parties to apply for financial provision — Whether retroactive — Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984, s 12(1)

  7 Case(s) considered

• In re S (A Minor) (Adoption or Custodianship)

  19 Dec 1986 [1987] Fam 98; [1987] 2 WLR 977; [1987] 2 All ER 99; 85 LGR 505, CA

  ADOPTION — Adoption order — Application by relative and wife
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  ADOPTION — Adoption order — Application by relative and wife — Child brought up by applicants as own child — Child's mother consenting to adoption order — Local authority preferring custodianship — Appropriate order — Whether child's welfare not better safeguarded and promoted by adoption order — Children Act 1975, s 37(1)
• In re St Stephen’s, Walbrook

  20 Feb 1986 [1987] Fam 146; [1986] 3 WLR 790; [1986] 2 All ER 705, Const Ct

  17 Feb 1987 [1987] Fam 146; [1987] 3 WLR 726; [1987] 2 All ER 578, Ct of Eccl CR

  Subsequent considerations : 2 positive; 1 neutral. Subsequent citations: 9.
  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Holy Table
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  ECCLESIASTICAL LAW — Faculty — Holy Table — Petition to install large block of sculpted marble as Holy Table — Whether capable of being Holy Table — Whether Holy Table properly described as “altar” — Whether sculpture aesthetically suited to church — Weight to be given to non-expert evidence — Relevance of wishes of non-resident parishioners — Whether faculty to be granted

  4 Case(s) considered

• In re Adoption Application (Payment for Adoption)

  11 Mar 1987 [1987] Fam 81; [1987] 3 WLR 31; [1987] 2 All ER 826, Fam D

  Subsequent citations: 7.
  ADOPTION — Adoption order — Payment or reward
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  ADOPTION — Adoption order — Payment or reward — Proposed adopters entering into surrogacy agreement — Payments made to mother — Whether payment unlawful — Whether court having jurisdiction to authorise payments retroactively — Adoption Act 1958, s 50(1)(3) (as amended by Children Act 1975, s 108(1), Sch 3, paras 21(2)(4), 34)

  1 Statute considered

• Perez-Adamson v Perez-Rivas

  26 Mar 1987 [1987] Fam 89; [1987] 3 WLR 500; [1987] 3 All ER 20, CA

  Subsequent citations: 2.
  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Property — Adjustment order
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  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Property — Adjustment order — Costs of application — Registration of pending action — Property not specified in application for adjustment order — Registration by wife as pending action in respect of matrimonial home — Husband obtaining bank loan secured by charge on matrimonial home — Whether wife's claim taking priority over charge to bank — Land Charges Act 1972, s 5(7)

  2 Case(s) considered
• Barder v Barder (Barder v Caluori)

  09 May 1986 [1987] Fam 24; [1986] 3 WLR 145; [1986] 2 All ER 918, CA

  17 Jul 1986 (pet all) [1986] 1 WLR 993, HL(E)

  20 May 1987 [1988] AC 20; [1987] 2 WLR 1350; [1987] 2 All ER 440; [1987] 2 FLR 480, HL(E)

  Subsequent considerations : 8 positive; 4 neutral; most recently considered: 2021. Subsequent citations: 67.
  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Financial provision — Agreement
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  HUSBAND AND WIFE — Financial provision — Agreement — Death of party — Parties agreeing financial provision and property adjustment — Husband to transfer interest in matrimonial home to wife — Agreement embodied in consent order — Wife committing suicide before execution of order — Husband seeking leave to appeal out of time — Whether leave to be granted — Whether consent order to be set aside — Matrimonial Causes Rules 1977, rr 3(1), 124(1) — County Court Rules 1981, Ord 13, r 4(1)

  5 Case(s) considered

  2 Statutory Instruments considered
• In re S (Minors) (Wardship: Police Investigation)

  16 Dec 1986 [1987] Fam 199; [1987] 3 WLR 847; [1987] 3 All ER 1076, Fam D

  Subsequent considerations : 2 negative. Subsequent citations: 15.
  MINOR — Ward of court — Police investigation
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  MINOR — Ward of court — Police investigation — Wards in care of local authority — Possibility of sexual abuse — Examination at specialist clinic — Video recordings made — Police seeking disclosure of medical and local authority records and video recordings — Whether leave of court required for disclosure and for police to interview wards — Whether leave to be granted — Administration of Justice Act 1960, s 12(1)

  2 Case(s) considered

  1 Statute considered