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Families Need Fathers – Court of Appeal Holding Statement

January 2021

Families Need Fathers – Court of Appeal Holding Statement

“Families Need Fathers has been invited by the Court of Appeal to apply to intervene in the proceedings concerning the application of Practice Direction 12J (PD12J) in children cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Irwin Mitchell is pleased to be representing Families Need Fathers in this very important case. Due to the extremely sensitive nature of the proceedings, Families Need Fathers will not be providing further comment while the case is ongoing.”

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Notes to Editors

For further information please contact Jenny Batchelor, PR Manager at Irwin Mitchell at jenny.batchelor@irwinmitchell.com or on 07775 803116.

 

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Irwin Mitchell provides legal and financial services to businesses and individuals operating from 15 locations across the UK. The firm is ranked as a market-leading legal services firm in the independent Legal 500 and Chambers UK guides to UK law with over 250 lawyers personally recommended. Irwin Mitchell Scotland LLP is a separate Scottish legal practice regulated by the Law Society of Scotland and has an office in Glasgow.

For more information visit www.irwinmitchell.com

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Families Need Fathers has been awarded the Help and Support for Separated Families Kite Mark which is a new UK government accreditation scheme for organisations offering help to separated families.

Families Need Fathers work with a range of family law professionals, including Family Law Panel.

FNF are pleased to announce a partnership with MyDaddy who have built this excellent app for the significant proportion of fathers who are now newly sharing parenting after separation.

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