FAMILY LAW

Re L (a child) [2007] EWCA Civ 196, [2007] All ER (D) 208 (Mar)

A special guardianship order (SGO) is intended to provide foundations for a life-long relationship between the child and the carer, and to promote and secure stability for the child to be cemented into a new family.

However, the power to order the child to be known by a new surname should not be exercised by the court if it would interfere with the child’s emotional identity needs.

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FAMILY LAW

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Irwin Mitchell—Louisa Donaghy

Taylor Wessing—Jamie Humphreys

Spector Constant & Williams—Michael Michaeloudis and team