Family Court decisions published in the weeks commencing 29th October to the 11th November. If you’d like to share commentary on any of the cases shared here, email press@todaysfamilylawyer.co.uk.
X (Inherent Jurisdiction: Vulnerable Adult), Re EWHC 2857 (Fam) (29 October 2026): Inherent jurisdiction. Urgent application by the police to prevent a vulnerable adult from leaving the UK under severe coercion and family pressure, where she faced a verified high risk of honour-based abuse and death threats. Short-term injunctive relief and travel restrictions granted and subsequently extended on the return date to protect her right to life under Article 2 ECHR.
AB v CD & Anor [2026] EWFC 314 (30 October 2026): Adoption. Application by a single applicant for an adoption order regarding a child born via gestational surrogacy in the US. Application granted.
J&T, In the Matter Of EWFC 319 (B) (02 November 2026): Public law care and placement proceedings. Application by local authority for care orders for two children, with a plan for long-term foster care for the older child and a placement order for adoption for the younger child. Care orders granted but placement order refused, with both children placed in long-term foster care.
A & C (Solicitors: Conflict of Interest), Re EWHC 2842 (Fam) (04 November 2026): Trusts of land (TOLATA) / Solicitors’ duties. Application by the defendant husband to restrain the claimant wife’s solicitors from acting on the grounds of an alleged conflict of interest, because a partner at the firm had previously worked for a firm that represented the husband. Application dismissed.
Nottinghamshire County Council v FIA & Ors EWHC 2865 (Fam) (06 November 2026): Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders (FGMPOs) / Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs). Local authority application for protective orders regarding two young women at risk of forced marriage and FGM upon a potential return to Nigeria. Application granted by consent.
Previously published cases:
QR v ST [2026] EWFC 300 (B) (14 October 2026): Private law children proceedings. Fact-finding hearing concerning allegations of abuse against the mother and parental alienation against the father. One allegation by the father proved, otherwise all allegations not proved.
FAZ v MAZ & Anor (Costs) [2026] EWFC 301 (19 October 2026): Private law children proceedings. Application for costs following a fact-finding hearing on false allegations of sexual abuse. Application granted in part, with the mother ordered to pay a proportion of the father’s assessed costs.
Potanina v Potanin (No.6) (PTR) EWFC 298 (20 October 2026): Financial remedy. Pre-trial review dealing with case management disputes in an application under Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984. Application determined.
AL (A Child) (Abduction: Spain: Art 13b: Mental Health), Re EWHC 2705 (Fam) (22 October 2026): Child abduction. Application by father under the 1980 Hague Convention for a return order. Return ordered.
B v G (Test for Appeal) EWHC 2668 (Fam) (22 October 2026): Child arrangements. Appeal by mother from order that child live with father. Appeal dismissed.
