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`Case Histories 2014 Volume 3`

House extension to be built for close relative of children in care
Parents reluctantly consent to long-term Care Order
Emergency Care Order refused for child with very complex needs
Care Orders for five very young children following abuse allegations
Interim Care Order extended for child missing from secure care
Young boy emotionally abused by foster carers
Eight child care cases among 86 family law cases in one day
Orders in 13 child care cases in one day
Child involuntarily detained under the Mental Health Act
Two-year care order for young girl amid allegations of CFA negligence
Interim Care Order for young girl with sexualised behaviour and language
Interim Care Order for baby with very young parents who spent time in care
Supervision Order for teenage girl
Parents with disability agree to children remaining in care
ICO extended while mother engages with new doctor
ICO for mother served with eviction notice
Mental Health Act application granted for child in care
Teenager asks court for aftercare
Mental health problems lead to Care Orders for two young children
Care Order made on consent without evidence
Case re-entered when child in unit found to be pregnant
Interim Care Orders for abandoned African sisters
Father makes application to get daughters to attend mosque
Interim Care Order for baby whose sister in UK closed adoption

Cases

“Clearly it’s a success story” – High Court judge – 2017vol2#10
“Groundhog day” as repeated High Court hearings fail to result in suitable placement for girl leaving secure care abroad – 2018vol1#1
“He wished his mother was dead and the problem would be resolved once and for all.” – 2015vol3#22
“It was sore when she hit me” – 2015vol2#1
“Shared care arrangement” to be examined – 2014vol1#9
“State has fallen down in its obligations” to mother seeking reunification – Judge – 2015vol4#7
“Their perception of Mum is fear” – GAL – 2013vol3#20
12-day interim care order granted amid serious domestic violence concerns, then replaced by supervision order – 2021vol1#7
16-year old asks to go into care – 2013vol1#8
17-year-old leaves care placement and returns to mother – 2017vol1#19
2023 Vol 1 Case 1 Introduction
25 matters listed before District Court on one day during Covid-19 Pandemic – 2020vol1#1
Access application to visit ill mother denied because of lack of evidence on mother’s health- 2022vol2#39
Access disputed while Care Order extended – 2015vol4#10
Access for mother increased where judge states CFA took side of father against mother – 2024vol1#39
Access increased for mother recovering from alcoholism – 2015vol2#23
Access reduced for mother of “very troubled little boy” – 2015vol1#23
Access suspended following concerning disclosures from children – 2019vol1#30
Access to young child suspended temporarily by District Court – 2018vol1#29
Access with father adjourned for forensic risk assessment after two-year delay – 2018vol2#22
Adjournment of interim care order hearing to allow mother engage with CFA – 2024vol1#5
Advocate required for vulnerable mother – 2020vol2#24
Advocate to be appointed for father amid historic sex abuse allegations – 2021vol1#20
After hearings over 15 months CFA withdraws Care Order proceedings for a second time, children return home under Signs of Safety model – 2017vol2#1
After-care plan for unaccompanied minor not adequate – 2013vol3#30
Aftercare plan approved for teenage girl – 2023vol1#59
Aftercare plan for a 17-year old with autism and a moderate intellectual disability set to inherit grandfather’s estate – 2023vol1#58
Aftercare plan for girl with history of self-harm and mental health issues – 2023vol1#60
Aftercare plan to include arrangements for art classes and updated medical report for talented teenage girl – 2024vol1#65
Aftercare review for child with fragile mental health– 2015vol2#12
Aftercare review of girl with special needs expects application under new capacity Act – 2023vol2#40
Aftercare review reports very positive outcome for boy 11 years in care – 2021vol1#25
Allegations against father prompt Interim Care Order application– 2015vol2#17
Allegations of sexual assault at the heart of care order hearing for three children – 2017vol2#4
Application by parents to vary or discharge Care Order refused – 2015vol2#28
Application for access adjourned following threats to estranged wife – 2015vol3#7
Application for access by grandmother refused – 2015vol3#24
Application for care order adjourned, insufficient proof of neglect to reach the required threshold – 2020vol2#36
Application renewed and further adjourned to lift in camera rule to refer CFA Signs of Safety policy to Ombudsman for Children – 2024vol1#62
Application to detain child under Mental Health Act withdrawn – 2021vol1#3
Application to refer CFA’s ‘Signs of Safety’ policy to Ombudsman for Children adjourned pending internal review – 2023vol2#34
Application to vary care order adjourned to different court jurisdiction – 2018vol1#24
Applications to detain former Wards of Court can be made under inherent jurisdiction of High Court, following commencement of Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act – 2023vol2#45
Appropriate placements sought for two separate teenagers – 2023vol2#30
Approval of aftercare plan for a young girl in supported care unit- 2022vol2#50
Assessments for boy in care confused about gender – 2015vol3#26
Baby found in wheelie bin
Barring order against mother as interim care order extended – 2019vol2#39
Bed in secure care created for at-risk minor following several hearings – 2015vol1#1
Bespoke placement sought for teenage girl abruptly evicted from placement – 2023vol1#46
Bespoke residential placement directed for a child with serious mental health issues – 2022vol1#30
Blanket ban on access to young baby during lockdown questioned – 2021vol1#23
Boy in emergency placement following breakdown of foster placement with relative – 2023vol1#45
Boy needs counselling following death of friend – 2015vol2#25
Boy who left relative foster care seeks to speak to judge – 2021vol1#26
Boy with complex needs placed in a holiday home – 2022vol1#44
Boy with severe ADHD and substance abuse taken into secure care – 2019vol1#5
Breakdown of placement where outsourced care service had money issues – 2019vol1#39
Brexit a concern as court discusses case of child in UK under an Irish care order – 2019vol1#16
Care extended for baby of former child in care – 2015vol1#28
Care order adjourned to allow father to seek legal representation and move to Ireland permanently, mother homeless – 2018vol2#8
Care Order adjourned to get views of child through GAL – 2013vol2#10
Care order and aftercare plan for girl where sexual exploitation under investigation – 2024vol1#32
Care Order and guardianship granted for toddler whose mother mentally ill – 2020vol1#14
Care order and interim care orders extended where emotional abuse alleged – 2021vol1#41
Care order application adjourned to address citizenship concerns – 2018vol1#21
Care Order discharged for teenager who absconded – 2015vol3#32
Care order discharged to facilitate family reunification – 2020vol2#40
Care order extended and access reduced where assessments delayed and access disrupted by Covid-19
Care Order extended in long-running case where father seeks reunification – 2017vol2#6
Care order extension until 18 refused, two-year order granted – 2018vol2#25
Care Order for 12 months granted for children whose sibling in long-term care – 2017vol1#11
Care order for 16-year-old adjourned for family therapy – 2013vol2#26
Care order for abandoned African girl – 2013vol2#14
Care Order for abandoned child with severe disabilities – 2015vol2#30
Care order for abused 15-year-old girl – 2013vol3#5
Care order for baby born on the street – 2020vol2#20
Care order for baby granted whose mother in unsafe family – 2014vol1#23
Care order for baby whose mother left country – 2020vol2#37
Care order for boy following five attempts at reunification – 2022vol1#4
Care order for boy living with mother in care with relatives – 2023vol1#30
Care order for boy who arrived alone in Ireland in container- 2022vol2#30
Care order for child born as a result of rape, mother favours adoption – 2024vol1#25
Care Order for child of mother with disability – 2016vol2#9
Care Order for child whose father awaiting extradition – 2014vol1#11
Care order for child whose mother deceased, no father identified – 2024vol1#24
Care Order for child whose mother suffered from mental health problems– 2015vol2#3
Care Order for child whose siblings in care– 2015vol2#6
Care Order for child with non-accidental injury – 2013vol2#9
Care Order for daughter of girl formerly in care – 2013vol3#29
Care order for former unaccompanied minor – 2020vol2#14
Care Order for four children extended for parenting assessment
Care Order for four children extended for parenting assessment – 2014vol1#15
Care Order for four children in care since birth – 2013vol3#25
Care order for girl who left African country to avoid marriage with older man- 2022vol2#31
Care Order for girl who worries about young brother – 2015vol3#1
Care order for girl whose mother unable to provide basic care – 2013vol3#24
Care Order for homeless and at-risk teenager – 2013vol3#18
Care Order for infant of addicted mother – 2015vol4#14
Care order for mother with mental age of a ten year old – 2015vol1#15
Care Order for Muslim teenager whose parents left Ireland– 2015vol2#7
Care Order for six months where boy not leaving his room – 2015vol3#16
Care order for teenage boy where mother is homeless – 2024vol1#28
Care Order for teenager discharged – 2013vol2#8
Care order for teenager discharged on application of CFA – 2019vol2#35
Care order for three children amid allegations of neglect where parents not engaging in proceedings- 2022vol2#21
Care order for toddler amid concerns about alcohol addiction and homelessness – 2018vol2#9
Care order for two young children where sex abuse alleged – 2013vol2#4
Care order for unaccompanied minor who had been granted refugee status – 2022vol1#40
Care order for unaccompanied minor- 2022vol2#29
Care order for very young baby who came into the country without parents – 2021vol2#3
Care Order for young teenager with behavioural difficulties – 2018vol1#4
Care order granted because of alcohol, drugs and domestic violence – 2020vol2#30
Care order granted for a 14-month-old child to the age of majority, mother has intellectual disability – 2024vol1#30
Care Order granted for a year – 2013vol1#20
Care Order granted for anxious and fearful child– 2015vol2#16
Care Order granted for child of drug addicts – 2015vol1#14
Care order granted for children who alleged physical abuse – 2022vol1#3
Care order granted for children whose mother had been in care- 2022vol2#26
Care order granted for girl where mother has alcohol and drug problems – 2014vol1#21
Care order granted for girl who had made “remarkable progress” despite “extraordinarily difficult” childhood – 2021vol2#8
Care order granted for one year where mother cognitively impaired– 2015vol2#4
Care order granted for unaccompanied minor, parents’ whereabouts unknown – 2022vol1#41
Care Order granted on consent for six weeks
Care order heard over four days in rural town, EU jurisdiction raised – 2018vol1#10
Care order hearing adjourned for mediation, mother with intellectual difficulties has GAL – 2019vol2#46
Care order in long-running case of girl with eating disorder extended for a further period of six months – 2023vol1#37
Care Order proceedings resume after year’s adjournment – 2017vol1#8
Care Order proceedings resume in rural town – 2018vol1#9
Care Order refused following High Court ruling on Supervision Order – 2014vol1#8
Care Order refused for child missing in care – 2015vol3#23
Care Order refused, sought because of 23-year-old child abuse conviction – 2015vol2#18
Care Order refused, Supervision Order granted for injured child – 2015vol3#14
Care order review for young child amid sex abuse concerns – 2022vol1#15
Care order review of child in care in UK heard remotely in Dublin District Court – 2020vol1#7
Care order reviews among cases heard in provincial city – 2018vol2#36
Care Order Sought for Eleven Children – 2016vol1#16
Care order till 18 for children whose parents have addiction problems – 2020vol2#32
Care order till 18 for infant whose parents had been in care – 2024vol1#23
Care order till 18 for teenager being supported in musical ambitions – 2024vol1#29
Care Order till 18 for young child where the father’s whereabouts unknown, mother uncontactable – 2023vol2#25
Care order to age 18 granted where mother suffering addiction and mental health difficulties – 2022vol1#14
Care Order until 18 for boy in care since birth – 2015vol3#25
Care Order until 18 for child whose father offered to abuse her online – 2015vol1#5
Care Order until 18 refused – 2013vol3#6
Care orders extended for three young children – judge impressed by “huge progress” made by mother – 2020vol2#21
Care orders extended where parent had history of drug use and criminality – 2019vol1#34
Care Orders for children in and out of care for three years– 2015vol2#11
Care orders for children where separation proceedings also ongoing amid conflict between parents – 2023vol1#35
Care Orders for children whose parents could not be located – 2015vol1#16
Care Orders for five children granted – 2013vol4#11
Care Orders for five children where both parents cognitively impaired – 2017vol1#9
Care orders for four children made with agreement of parents – 2023vol1#32
Care orders for four children who witnessed serious violence – 2023vol1#38
Care orders for teenage boys already in voluntary care whose parents died- 2022vol2#23
Care orders for teenagers who had experienced neglect, emotional abuse and exposure to violence – 2023vol1#36
Care orders for three children following failure of reunification of mother with one child – 2024vol1#33
Care orders for three children with special needs – 2013vol2#3
Care orders for three psychologically disturbed children – 2013vol3#17
Care orders for three Traveller children amid alcohol and drug concerns – 2022vol1#24
Care orders for Traveller children of parents who had been in care – 2020vol2#17
Care orders for two children due to mother’s addiction and lack of engagement with services – 2021vol1#31
Care orders for two children in voluntary care for 10 years- 2022vol2#25
Care orders for two children, mother homeless with addiction issues – 2020vol2#31
Care orders for two years consented to by parents who commended for engagement – 2023vol1#31
Care orders for unaccompanied minors with no identifying documentation – 2021vol1#13
Care Orders for young children of drug user – 2013vol2#34
Care Orders granted for children in relatives’ care – 2015vol1#20
Care orders granted for three children where concerns for mother’s mental health – 2024vol1#27
Care orders granted for two children where CFA first alerted to issues in 2017; reviews sought of decisions made before and after care applications made – 2024vol1#31
Care orders sought for three youngest children in large family on grounds of sex abuse, neglect – 2020vol1#20
Care orders to 18 for five neglected children who had been under supervision order; father sought short orders – 2024vol1#26
Care review finds two siblings in different placements have complex individual needs – 2020vol2#45
Case adjourned for mother to seek legal advice where child being adopted – 2019vol2#55
Case adjourned to allow grandparents help with children – 2013vol3#15
Case adjourned when mother opts for voluntary care – 2015vol4#13
Case adjourned while child referred to CAMHS, special care approved – 2023vol2#2
Case Histories 2014 Volume 3
Case Histories 2016 Volume 2 – Introduction
Case Histories Volume 4 2014
Case of baby transferred back to Northern Ireland – 2020vol2#11
Case re-entered due to breakdown of foster care placement- 2022vol2#34
Case re-entered where teenager’s placement broke down; girl had 13 previous placements – 2023vol1#48
Case Reports 2022 Volume 1 – Introduction
Case Reports 2022 Volume 2 – Introduction
Case Reports 2023 Volume 1 – Introduction
Case Reports 2023 Volume 2 – Introduction
Case Reports 2024 Volume 1 – Introduction
Case review hears of placement breakdowns – 2021vol1#28
CCLRP exempted from prohibition on reporting case – 2016vol1#19
CCLRP seeks High Court permission to continue reporting secure care cases – 2018vol1#6
CFA agrees young woman in care may move to accommodation with baby – 2015vol3#3
CFA misled on supervision of non-verbal autistic child in private placement; placement abruptly ended – 2024vol1#46
CFA must exercise child’s “right to be forgotten” – 2018vol1#22
CFA obtains Care Order for unaccompanied minor – 2017vol1#10
CFA re-enters case following placement breakdown – 2018vol1#2
CFA seeks change of placement for non-verbal child where abuse alleged – 2023vol2#28
CFA seeks interim barring order to protect children already under care order- 2022vol2#32
CFA to explore children’s religious education with local Muslim community – 2015vol3#5
Change of school approved by court – 2013vol4#10
Child “votes with feet” to return home from step-down placement – 2017vol1#4
Child absconds from residential unit and goes home – 2016vol1#17
Child admitted to child and adolescent mental health unit – 2019vol1#10
Child and Family Agency withdraws Care Order application after 33 days – 2016vol2#1
Child and mother reunited after mother’s alcohol treatment – 2019vol2#48
Child care review with ultimate aim of family reunification- 2022vol2#48
Child granted right as a party in High Court proceedings loses appeal to Court of Appeal against special care order – 2019vol1#8
Child in care goes missing following family funeral– 2015vol2#15
Child joined as a party to High Court proceedings – 2019vol1#7
Child leaves residential centre for foster care – 2013vol2#7
Child remains in care despite mother’s objection – 2013vol2#17
Child suffering from anorexia nervosa living at home under care order; judge critical of CFA’s lack of social workers and foster parents- 2022vol2#17
Child with addiction and cognitive issues returns to special care – 2019vol2#6
Child with complex needs did not meet threshold under joint protocol between CFA and HSE – 2024vol1#59
Child with disabilities leaving foster care becomes ward of court – 2023vol2#52
Child’s father travels from USA to attend proceedings for child he did not know was in care- 2022vol2#19
Children “not dolls to be thrown around” by the CFA: Mother – 2016vol2#19
Children in relative’s care need rehousing because of threats – 2017vol2#3
Children of homeless drug user taken into care – 2013vol3#4
Children removed again from mother they feared – 2013vol4#7
Children return to care for second time – 2014vol1#5
Children to return home after expiry of Care Order – 2015vol3#15
Circuit Court discharges Care Order on appeal– 2015vol2#8
Circuit Court dismisses parents’ appeals against District Court care orders for two teenage children until the age of 18 – 2024vol1#2
Circuit Court refuses appeal of District Court Care Orders for five children – 2017vol1#1
Clarification sought on status of Irish orders in another jurisdiction – 2014vol1#16
Concerns about paternity as interim care order extended – 2018vol1#25
Consensus reached on a venue for mother’s access visits with three children – 2020vol2#43
Consent for extension of interim care order of infant where mother homeless – 2018vol2#6
Consent to Care Order by mother with psychological problems – 2013vol3#8
Consent to care order where mother ill, father in custody – 2019vol1#36
Consent to extension of interim care order, full care order to be contested – 2023vol2#15
Consent to interim care order for one-week-old baby with drugs in system – 2020vol1#43
Consent to two-year care order following death of mother – 2019vol1#24
Consideration of separation of siblings in care so one can be reunified with father – 2020vol1#21
Costs awarded where legal aid had not been authorised, exceptional circumstances cited – 2023vol1#55
Costs of private solicitor denied – 2020vol2#48
Couple directed to mediation as part of Supervision Order – 2013vol2#6
Court adjourns care review of a nine-year-old boy in residential care – 2018vol1#19
Court can lift in camera rule – 2013vol2#13
Court considers case of Irish child in care in UK under Irish care order – 2018vol2#18
Court declares UK to be children’s habitual residence, makes orders under Hague Convention – 2021vol1#18
Court directs CFA to notify HIQA of failure of private residential unit to inform agency of child’s suicidal ideation – 2021vol1#22
Court grants 12-month care order for child, orders home tuition as soon as possible – 2020vol2#44
Court heard of foster carer’s fears of Covid arising from access
Court hears of a “spectacular example of statutory agencies not working together” in case of autistic teenager – 2024vol1#56
Court hears of lack of special care bed for boy missing in care; judge outlines questions for SEAs – 2024vol1#69
Court hears of social workers’ efforts to bridge cultural gaps – 2019vol2#25
Court lifts in camera rule – 2013vol3#10
Court makes Practice Direction to ensure CFA sends reports to lawyers in time – 2023vol2#42
Court of Appeal upholds High Court refusal to release child from CFA – 2018vol2#5
Court orders independent report on reunification plan for young girl in an undeveloped country – 2019vol1#27
Court refused substituted service by text – 2015vol2#21
Court refuses CFA application to move child to relative placement – 2015vol3#36
Court refuses to discharge care order – 2018vol2#37
Court rules children should not be asked to give evidence – 2016vol1#12
Court rules parents should have advocates for continuing case– 2015vol2#5
Covid crisis gives rise to access dispute
Covid restrictions pose challenges for hearing childcare cases
Covid-19 causes problems for therapy and access as interim care orders extended – 2020vol1#5
Date set for wardship hearing for young care leaver with intellectual disability – 2022vol2#57
Delay in child’s medical assessment could have serious consequences – 2019vol1#12
Detention of girl suffering from anorexia nervosa, father not consenting – 2022vol1#28
Disclosures of physical abuse and sexualised behaviour by children following emergency admission to foster care with suspicious burns – 2019vol2#23
District Court appoints guardian ad litem in voluntary care arrangement – 2019vol2#52
District Court approves aftercare plan – 2020vol2#47
District Court authorises the CFA to seek transfer of care proceedings to UK where homeless parents struggling in Ireland. – 2019vol1#17
District Court concerned about delays in assessments due to Covid-19
District Court convicts woman for publishing material identifying a child in care – 2021vol1#21
District Court decides infant brought to Ireland from UK is UK resident – 2018vol1#11
District Court extends care order until the age of 18 for child who witnessed domestic violence – 2020vol1#44
District Court extends interim care order for a young girl of primary school age, full hearing delayed by Covid-19 – 2020vol1#3
District Court grants application from maternal relative to be joined to proceedings in domestic homicide case – 2022vol1#55
District Court grants care order for young boy, pending adoption, extends interim care order for older brother in secure care – 2019vol2#14
District court grants interim care order for five children following unexplained severe injuries – 2019vol2#24
District court hears boy with extreme behavioural problems living in hostel – 2019vol2#7
District Court judge directs HSE to prepare a discharge plan for a young girl detained under Mental Health Act – 2019vol2#41
District Court judge meets child who is not attending school – 2020vol1#22
District Court judge refuses to direct the Child and Family Agency to prepare an aftercare plan for an unaccompanied minor from Ukraine, on basis that the child was not in care – 2023vol1#43
District Court judge seeks social worker affidavit even when order consented to – 2020vol1#46
District Court makes order to detain self-harming child under Section 25 of Mental Health Act – 2020vol1#8
District Court refuses to order face-to-face access following its suspension during Level 5 Covid restrictions – 2020vol2#1
Drug addict’s newborn taken into care – 2013vol2#29
Drug addiction results in third baby being taken into care – 2015vol2#20
Drug issues and parents in prison concern District Court in rural town – 2018vol1#28
Drugs, alcohol and physical abuse feature in cases in rural town – 2018vol2#16
Dublin District Court directs the CFA to prepare a detailed care plan for a vulnerable teenager who had had large number of emergency placements – 2023vol2#32
Dublin District Court grants a care order until 18 for young girl whose mother had been in care – 2023vol1#39
Dublin District Court grants full care order to 18 years of age for very young baby abandoned by mother – 2023vol2#26
Dublin District Court judge grants a care order for young boy with the consent of his mother – 2023vol1#33
Dublin District Court judge reluctant to make order for vulnerable girl in special emergency arrangement – 2024vol1#44
Dublin District Court refused Care Order and extended interim care order to allow time to identify child’s father, adoption sought – 2023vol2#21
Dublin District Court refuses to fully extend interim care order for a young boy without allocated social worker – 2023vol2#7
ECO for 8-year-old born and reared in direct provision centre – 2013vol3#3
ECO granted by Dublin District Court for four children – 2023vol1#2
Eight foster placements and no social worker allocated – 2020vol2#39
Eight interim care orders extended on consent – 2018vol2#23
Emergency Care Order after child found with heroin-using parents – 2015vol3#31
Emergency care order following mother’s mental health relapse – 2021vol1#4
Emergency Care Order for asylum seeker’s children – 2015vol4#9
Emergency Care Order for baby with non-accidental injury – 2016vol2#3
Emergency Care Order for baby, but HSE told to avoid Interim Care Order – 2014vol1#13
Emergency care order for children in direct provision centre – 2013vol1#19
Emergency care order for children left with intoxicated grandmother – 2013vol3#23
Emergency Care Order for children travelling without verified guardian – 2016vol2#12
Emergency Care Order for children whose mother detained under Mental Health Act – 2016vol1#13
Emergency Care Order for newborn baby while mother under psychiatric care, interim care order granted later – 2024vol1#4
Emergency Care Order for Roma child withdrawn after DNA test – 2013vol4#3
Emergency care order for suspected child victim of trafficking from Ukraine – 2022vol1#32
Emergency Care Order for three very young children – 2013vol1#6
Emergency care order for two children where non-accidental injury suspected, interim care order refused earlier – 2022vol2#1
Emergency Care Order for young children left alone – 2013vol3#27
Emergency Care Order granted after three days’ hearing – 2015vol4#11
Emergency Care Order granted for minor’s child – 2013vol3#19
Emergency Care Order refused for African child – 2013vol3#1
Emergency Care Order refused for child at moderate risk of suicide– 2015vol2#13
Emergency care order where mother detained under Mental Health Act – 2020vol2#19
Emergency Care Orders for two children due to mother’s addiction and homelessness – 2017vol2#7
Emergency care orders when young child left at home alone – 2020vol2#27
Emergency change of foster placement in light of non-accidental injury and suspected sexual abuse – 2018vol2#1
English mother agrees to transfer of case to England – 2013vol2#2
Enhanced rights granted to foster parents who described child as part of their family – 2024vol1#36
Evidence continues in long-running case in rural town – 2019vol1#28
Extended rights granted to foster parents – 2022vol1#50
Extension for three months of interim care order for a boy in foster care- 2022vol2#9
Extension of an interim care order for teenage girl in residential care – 2023vol1#14
Extension of ICO on an infant while medical records sought – 2019vol1#42
Extension of interim care order for boy approved for special care, but no bed available- 2022vol2#6
Extension of interim care order for boy awaiting introduction to half siblings- 2022vol2#10
Extension of Interim Care Order on consent – 2017vol1#16
Extension of interim care order where domestic violence a live issue – 2021vol1#8
Extension of Order for child whose allegations doubted – 2013vol4#12
Extension of order for girls threatened by father – 2013vol1#25
Extension of supervision orders for children affected by domestic violence – 2019vol2#42
Family reunited as interim care orders discharged – 2013vol1#2
Family welfare conference need not take place before an interim care order application, proportionality also an issue – 2019vol1#22
Father granted permission to reside in the State as the parent of three Irish citizen children in care, CFA considers reunification – 2019vol1#26
Father seeks increased access with daughter amid delays in CFA supports – 2017vol1#21
Father’s application to discharge interim care order granted – 2019vol2#30
Father’s overnight access opposed by Child and Family Agency – 2015vol2#19
Fears for child leaving care – 2015vol1#13
Five placement moves in 13 days for nine-year-old boy – 2018vol1#3
Five placements in three years – 2013vol1#11
Five supervision orders – 2013vol1#21
Following intervention by court home tuition provided for teenager who had had no secondary education – 2023vol2#33
Former foster care is carer and Committee for young woman in wardship – 2022vol2#56
Foster carer from travelling community sought – 2018vol2#15
Foster carers seek enhanced rights for child in their care – 2017vol1#14
Foster parents denied funding for treatment – 2015vol1#27
Foster parents granted enhanced rights with birth parents’ consent – 2023vol2#38
Four Care Orders after parents concede case “unassailable” – 2015vol3#9
Four child care cases among 29 cases in provincial district court – 2016vol2#14
Four Child Care Cases Heard Among 37 Family Law Cases – 2016vol1#18
Four interim care orders in provincial town – 2020vol1#41
Four interim care orders in provincial town amid concerns about sexualised behaviour, drug and alcohol abuse and mental health – 2019vol2#50
Four-month extension of interim care order for a one-year-old baby who had suffered serious injuries – 2024vol1#19
Full care order after three-day hearing – 2019vol2#36
Full care order amid concerns about ongoing domestic violence – 2021vol1#10
Full care order for 12 months following unexplained non-accidental injury – 2020vol2#46
Full Care Order for 14-year-old boy – 2013vol3#2
Full care order for abandoned African sisters – 2013vol2#30
Full Care Order for addict’s child refused, shorter order granted instead – 2015vol3#2
Full Care Order for African boy – 2013vol2#28
Full care order for baby amid alcohol and domestic violence concerns – 2020vol1#24
Full care order for baby in voluntary care since birth – 2019vol2#51
Full care order for baby whose mother left state – 2019vol2#26
Full care order for boy who arrived at Irish port in back of lorry – 2021vol2#1
Full care order for boy whose parents separated, father he lived with later died- 2022vol2#22
Full care order for child in care on short and interim orders for seven years – 2019vol2#40
Full care order for child leaving secure care – 2020vol2#7
Full care order for child where concerns mother being forced into marriage – 2019vol2#18
Full care order for child who travelled to Ireland alone seeking asylum – 2020vol1#17
Full Care Order for emotionally abused girl – 2014vol1#18
Full care order for five young children deferred while parents attend course – 2013vol3#26
Full care order for girl who had 13 admissions to voluntary care – judge “very, very cross” about case – 2020vol1#19
Full care order for girl whose mother is alcoholic – 2013vol2#16
Full care order for infant affected by drug use in pregnancy – 2021vol2#20
Full Care Order for only five months while full care plan produced – 2013vol2#32
Full care order for sexually abused child after 14 day hearing – 2016vol2#20
Full care order for sexually abused child after 14 day hearing – 2017vol1#2
Full care order for teen girl with a history of trauma who feared becoming homeless at 18 years- 2022vol2#20
Full care order for three children, two in care since infancy- 2022vol2#27
Full care order for toddler whose parents homeless and suffered addiction – 2021vol1#33
Full care order for unaccompanied minor – 2021vol2#6
Full care order for unaccompanied minor fleeing war – 2022vol1#37
Full care order for young child of UK nationals – 2020vol2#10
Full care order for young child with special needs, mother has a mild intellectual disability – 2020vol2#23
Full Care Order Granted – 2013vol1#14
Full Care Order granted after expiry of 14-month order due to drug addiction – 2016vol2#2
Full Care Order granted and SNA ordered while mother undergoes psychotherapy – 2013vol2#31
Full care order granted for a pre-school age child in foster care since a baby – 2020vol2#41
Full care order granted for baby whose mother unable to consent due to mental health difficulties – 2020vol2#18
Full Care Order granted for child in secure care – 2019vol2#15
Full Care Order granted for five-year-old in care since baby – 2015vol2#22
Full Care Order granted for infant after 18 months of hearings – 2014vol1#2
Full care order granted for teenage boy due to mother’s neglect – 2019vol2#53
Full care order granted for young boy who had moved placement following allegations against child of foster parents- 2022vol2#24
Full care order granted on consent for troubled teenager – 2019vol2#33
Full care order hearing rescheduled due to delay with assessment – 2018vol2#20
Full care order made for child to stay with older siblings in stepfather’s care – 2020vol2#38
Full care order made for pre-school child in care since four months old – 2020vol1#32
Full care order till 18 for child whose mother has learning disability – 2014vol1#20
Full care order to age 18 for teenage boy who “just wanted to be put first” by parents – 2020vol2#29
Full care order until 18 for teenager facing sentencing for criminal charges – 2022vol1#26
Full care order until 18 for young children whose mother suffers homelessness and addiction – 2020vol1#38
Full Care Order until 18 granted for child of homeless mother; Judge challenges father’s refusal of responsibility – 2016vol2#16
Full care orders for children in foster care since infancy – 2013vol1#16
Full care orders for four children in rural town – 2013vol2#5
Full care orders for four children with poor school attendance – 2019vol2#43
Full Care Orders for seven children following lengthy hearing – 2015vol3#17
Full Care Orders for three children following shorter orders – 2015vol1#12
Full care orders for three children on grounds of sex abuse, neglect – 2020vol2#26
Full care orders for two children with significant special needs – 2023vol2#24
Full Care Orders for young Roma children – 2015vol4#5
Full care orders granted for two children following allegations of neglect, sexual abuse and domestic violence – 2019vol2#17
Full care orders granted on consent, GAL refused hearing of further evidence – 2019vol2#29
Full care orders until 18 years made for five children due to serious sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect – 2020vol1#28
Full day's remote hearings planned following remote “call-over” in Dublin
Funding needed to help with access for severely disabled child – 2014vol1#4
Further review listed for complex case involving seven children in care; three eldest children to meet judge – 2023vol1#53
Further steps towards reunification of family of five with mother; social worker revises report- 2022vol2#49
GAL “firmly of the view” that a post-adoption aftercare allowance needed – 2019vol2#38
GAL appointed for 16-year-old mother with a disability whose baby in interim care – 2019vol1#19
GAL appointed to hear voice of child with special needs whose mother refused to accept directions in earlier supervision order – 2024vol1#49
GAL brings concerns to court after order made – 2017vol1#17
GAL concern that no application made in High Court Wardship list for vulnerable girl in care since 11 – 2020vol1#45
GAL permitted by court to bring complaint to Ombudsman for Children about abrupt change in placement for young boy – 2023vol1#44
GAL questions “exorcism” with disturbed girl in care – 2013vol4#5
GAL re-appointed to advise on access – 2014vol1#25
GAL reappointed for child in care for 10 years; father unaware of parentage until care order made – 2023vol2#36
GAL seeks special care for child who had 35 foster placements – 2019vol1#32
Garda interviews with child sought – 2013vol1#24
Girl discharged home from secure unit attempts suicide – 2017vol1#5
Girl in secure care absconds by jumping from moving car – 2019vol2#4
Girl in special care made a Ward of Court to allow transfer to UK – 2018vol2#3
Girl in wardship with “severe and enduring mental illness” detained in specialist unit abroad as no suitable place in Ireland – 2023vol2#47
Girl remains in care amid delays towards promised reunification – 2016vol2#18
Girl suffering from anorexia nervosa admitted to hospital under Mental Health Act – 2023vol1#63
Girl’s inpatient care extended for six weeks under Mental Health Act – 2019vol1#9
Hearing adjourned to allow mother rehabilitate from addiction – 2021vol1#53
Hearing begins of interim care order application for three children of teenage parents – 2022vol1#19
High Court accepts transfer of infant to Ireland – 2015vol1#7
High Court allows CFA challenge of District Court decision on jurisdiction where baby’s parents moved from Northern Ireland – 2020vol1#23
High Court amends order for ward of court allowing girl remain at home, judge highlights need for psychological supports – 2019vol2#11
High Court asked to state case on Section 47 powers in relation to a mother with an intellectual disability – 2018vol1#7
High Court asks CFA to consider its obligations to young people leaving care who lack capacity – 2023vol2#46
High Court asks CFA to sort out problems in opening beds in special care units – 2019vol2#3
High Court asks English courts to take over case – 2013vol2#1
High Court challenge to legal representation for GALs fails – 2016vol2#5
High Court concerned about Gardai failing to execute secure care order for distressed and violent young girl – 2017vol2#11
High Court considers judicial review of decision of Circuit Court to appoint GAL – 2022vol1#56
High Court continues detention of a young ward of court in UK hospital – 2019vol2#12
High Court delays publication of its judgment finding HSE failed to uphold the rights of a child in care with disabilities – 2022vol1#54
High Court discharges ward of court from facility in UK, returns girl to parents’ care – 2019vol2#9
High Court finds failure of CFA to seek special care order was unlawful – 2019vol2#2
High Court hears boy cannot return to Ireland because of lack of services – 2015vol1#4
High Court hears girl detained on “unethical” basis in UK – 2017vol1#3
High Court hears of many issues with availability of onward placements – 2021vol2#14
High Court hears of problems of drug use by children in special care – 2021vol2#13
High Court hears unaccompanied minor in immigration system for 12 years – 2017vol1#7
High Court judge refuses application to move teenager from secure unit – 2017vol2#13
High Court judge refuses to place child in secure care unit pending inquiry into psychiatric services – 2015vol4#3
High Court orders inquiry into mental capacity of girl in special care soon to be an adult – 2019vol2#13
High Court oversight of children’s complex care needs – 2019vol2#1
High Court quashes emergency care order for newborn removed at birth as disproportionate – 2018vol2#2
High Court quashes refusal to direct CFA to pay for orthodontic treatment – 2016vol2#8
High Court rules District Court has power to make orders on welfare of children in care – 2019vol1#4
High Court rules infant must return to parents’ jurisdiction for care proceedings – 2015vol1#6
High Court rules that detention of a vulnerable girl with a disability in hospital emergency department for almost 60 days was unlawful – 2023vol2#43
High Court rules young ward of court should remain in hospital in UK – 2019vol2#10
High Court to consider case stated by District Court on obligations of State to mother with intellectual disability – 2017vol2#5
HSE and CFA discuss how to respond to needs of non-verbal girl in care soon to turn 18 – 2022vol1#53
HSE must inform Minister of its failure to comply with regulations – 2013vol2#19
ICO extension for two boys seeking asylum while professionals consider whether they should be returned to Middle East – 2023vol1#41
ICO granted for baby due to ongoing substance abuse by his mother – 2023vol1#5
ICO not renewed because girl not a minor – 2013vol3#11
Importance of parents knowing precisely what expected of them in a reunification plan stressed by court – 2023vol2#18
In “disturbing” case, High Court refuses wardship for young person leaving secure care – 2020vol2#5
In camera rule lifted so that reports can be sent to child’s psychiatrist – 2020vol1#13
In camera rule lifted; application for early hearing date refused- 2022vol2#46
In-patient psychiatric bed sought for boy with “significant and immediate” mental health issues; remains at home with supports – 2021vol1#2
Increased access for grandmother – 2015vol1#18
Infant in CFA care sustains an unexplained leg fracture – 2021vol1#27
Interim care and supervision orders granted, history of domestic violence and substance abuse – 2021vol1#11
Interim care extended for two young children, access reduced – 2021vol1#43
Interim Care Order among 22 child care cases heard – 2018vol2#38
Interim Care Order application converted to full Care Order – 2015vol3#33
Interim care order application for three week old baby withdrawn following agreement with mother – 2023vol1#4
Interim Care Order arising from serious neglect – 2015vol3#18
Interim Care Order due to homelessness and addiction problems – 2013vol1#15
Interim Care Order extended after chronic school absenteeism – 2015vol4#8
Interim care order extended after ten years in voluntary care – 2018vol2#28
Interim care order extended amid concerns about attempts to remove Roma children from placement – 2020vol2#15
Interim care order extended amid fears mother facing forced marriage – 2019vol1#29
Interim Care Order extended amid neglect allegations – 2016vol2#15
Interim care order extended amid questions on paternity – 2023vol1#21
Interim care order extended among mental health concerns for mother- 2022vol2#16
Interim care order extended as access reduced – 2020vol1#42
Interim care order extended as parents wait for addiction treatment – 2018vol2#21
Interim care order extended as physical abuse revealed – 2023vol1#20
Interim care order extended as reunification planned – 2021vol2#28
Interim care order extended as witness summons issued to Garda investigating allegations against foster brother – 2022vol1#48
Interim care order extended following child abuse allegations – 2021vol1#46
Interim care order extended following placement breakdown due to CFA errors – 2021vol1#44
Interim care order extended for 10 weeks where parenting capacity assessment awaited- 2022vol2#12
Interim care order extended for a child suspected of being trafficked – 2018vol2#13
Interim care order extended for a six-month-old baby with complex medical needs who remained in the children’s hospital – 2024vol1#16
Interim care order extended for a teenage girl in an inappropriate relationship – 2023vol1#10
Interim care order extended for a teenager due soon to become a father- 2022vol2#11
Interim care order extended for African children – 2019vol2#20
Interim Care Order extended for African children – 2014vol1#12
Interim care order extended for baby of mentally ill mother – 2018vol2#19
Interim care order extended for boy returned to Ireland – 2019vol1#47
Interim Care Order extended for boy where parental capacity assessment awaited – 2023vol1#25
Interim Care Order extended for boy who alleged assault by father – 2015vol3#4
Interim care order extended for brothers where judge puzzled by parents’ approach – 2022vol1#7
Interim Care Order extended for child found alone at Dublin airport – 2016vol1#15
Interim care order extended for child in residential unit amid concerns she may be pregnant – 2019vol1#33
Interim care order extended for child removed from care in Northern Ireland – 2020vol2#9
Interim care order extended for child who does not want contact with mother – 2021vol1#34
Interim care order extended for child who ran away from home and refused to return – 2021vol2#30
Interim care order extended for child with disability – 2023vol2#20
Interim care order extended for child with significant health needs – 2023vol1#27
Interim Care Order extended for drunk and disorderly teenager – 2015vol2#27
Interim care order extended for four African children – 2013vol2#11
Interim care order extended for four African children alone in Ireland – 2022vol1#38
Interim care order extended for four children currently in care following breakdown of voluntary care arrangement – 2023vol1#22
Interim care order extended for four children, concerns about drug use of fifth child – 2023vol1#23
Interim care order extended for girl discharged from special care – 2022vol1#49
Interim care order extended for girl in single occupancy residential placement- 2022vol2#7
Interim care order extended for girl in third level education pending full care order and aftercare plan – 2023vol1#28
Interim care order extended for girl who travelled alone to state – 2021vol1#17
Interim care order extended for infant amid concerns he was left alone- 2022vol2#13
Interim care order extended for infant taken into care at birth, supervision order refused – 2023vol2#10
Interim care order extended for infant where doubt about mother’s capacity to consent – 2022vol1#22
Interim care order extended for infant who had serious injuries – 2019vol1#15
Interim care order extended for infant whose mother homeless and had mental health difficulties – 2023vol2#9
Interim care order extended for one week while CFA sources furniture and school uniforms prior to children going home following placement breakdown – 2023vol2#39
Interim care order extended for only two weeks as assessments and information on placement registration awaited – 2024vol1#10
Interim care order extended for pregnant girl – 2021vol2#15
Interim care order extended for teenage boy who was joyriding, interim care order also for sister – 2023vol1#12
Interim care order extended for teenager with gender dysphoria and engaging in criminal behaviour in unapproved placement; CFA acknowledges difficulties with SEAs – 2024vol1#12
Interim care order extended for transitioning teenager- 2022vol2#14
Interim care order extended for traumatised non-national teenage girl with complex needs – 2023vol1#26
Interim care order extended for two girls in provincial town – 2023vol1#17
Interim care order extended for two young children – 2022vol1#2
Interim care order extended for unaccompanied child seeking aftercare – 2021vol1#15
Interim care order extended for unaccompanied minor – 2021vol1#16
Interim care order extended for unaccompanied minor – 2024vol1#14
Interim care order extended for unaccompanied minor escaping forced marriage – 2022vol1#35
Interim Care Order extended for young girl – 2017vol1#20
Interim care order extended for young girl in fifth placement – 2013vol3#22
Interim care order extended in respect of an unaccompanied non-national teenager, racial abuse alleged – 2023vol1#42
Interim Care Order extended on consent for therapy sessions – 2018vol2#30
Interim care order extended pending decision on special care – 2022vol1#46
Interim care order extended though homeless mother uncontactable – 2018vol2#7
Interim care order extended where children absconding to parents – 2020vol1#25
Interim care order extended where concerns about mother’s mental health and alcohol abuse – 2019vol1#31
Interim care order extended where drug abuse and mental health concerns – 2020vol1#11
Interim care order extended where mother deceased, father in prison – 2019vol1#37
Interim care order extended where mother had been made homeless – 2018vol2#11
Interim care order extended where mother has mental health issues, father deceased – 2020vol1#10
Interim care order extended where mother suffering from mental health issues – 2022vol1#12
Interim care order extended where mother suffering from mental illness – 2019vol1#20
Interim care order extended where mother suffers from mental illness – 2022vol1#9
Interim care order extended where parents suffering drug addiction and homelessness – 2020vol1#40
Interim care order extended where residential placement sought – 2021vol1#45
Interim care order extended where teenage girl refuses contact with mother; sexual abuse alleged – 2023vol2#13
Interim care order extended while assessments awaited for refugee child, habitual residence to be established – 2024vol1#15
Interim care order extended while child assessed for sex abuse – 2023vol1#15
Interim care order extended while inappropriate behaviour of father examined – 2022vol1#16
Interim care order extended while mother’s mental health assessed – 2022vol1#11
Interim Care Order extended while post-mortem results awaited – 2017vol2#8
Interim Care Order extended with view to returning three year old – 2016vol2#10
Interim care order extended, access to mother refused – 2022vol1#10
Interim care order extended, trafficked teenager permitted to travel to visit her dying mother, care order later made – 2024vol1#18
Interim care order extended; unsupervised access directed; reunification planned – 2023vol2#16
Interim care order following allegations of neglect and substance abuse – 2021vol1#38
Interim Care Order following domestic violence – 2013vol3#21
Interim Care Order for “Jane Doe” – 2015vol3#21
Interim care order for a teenage boy extended- 2022vol2#15
Interim care order for baby extended as parental assessment prepared for parents – 2023vol1#13
Interim Care Order for baby found at night in car – 2015vol1#11
Interim care order for baby in hospital since birth – 2021vol1#40
Interim Care Order for baby refused when Emergency Care Order expired – 2014vol1#1
Interim care order for boy from war-torn country after supervision order not complied with – 2024vol1#7
Interim Care Order for boy seeking foster home – 2013vol1#18
Interim care order for boy soon to be 18 extended amid concerns about drug use and suicide threats – 2023vol1#29
Interim care order for boy whose father cannot deal with behaviour – 2022vol1#25
Interim care order for boys whose grandparents unable to continue care due to threats – 2020vol1#35
Interim care order for child admitted to intensive care with severe infection – 2020vol2#2
Interim care order for child where concerns about mother’s forced marriage – 2018vol2#12
Interim care order for child whose mother deceased – 2018vol1#27
Interim Care Order for child whose mother in custody – 2016vol1#11
Interim care order for child with educational needs in seven placements in five months – 2019vol2#32
Interim Care Order for child with no legal guardian and no home – 2015vol3#10
Interim Care Order for children beaten by parents – 2013vol4#2
Interim care order for children whose brother had non-accidental injury – 2019vol2#34
Interim care order for four children amid domestic violence allegations – 2020vol2#33
Interim care order for four young children amid fears of mother’s partner – 2021vol1#6
Interim Care Order for girl emotionally abused by grandmother – 2013vol4#6
Interim Care Order for girl whose parents made a stranger her guardian – 2015vol4#4
Interim care order for infant extended where reunification under consideration – 2023vol1#24
Interim care order for infant granted shortly after birth extended – 2018vol2#35
Interim care order for infant where mother suffering from drug addiction- 2022vol2#5
Interim care order for new born baby made on consent of vulnerable mother – 2023vol1#6
Interim care order for new-born amid drug and violence concerns – 2021vol2#21
Interim care order for newborn infant whose mother suffering from mental illness – 2022vol1#21
Interim care order for newborn where mother’s mental health deteriorates – 2022vol1#18
Interim care order for resettled refugee boy who saw mother killed- 2022vol2#28
Interim Care Order for Roma children – 2013vol1#10
Interim care order for suspected victim of trafficking – 2019vol2#22
Interim care order for teenage mother extended amid concerns about violent boyfriend – 2022vol1#17
Interim care order for teenager who refused to return home due to alleged abuse linked to culture at home – 2020vol1#16
Interim care order for transgender teenager – 2022vol1#31
Interim care order for two children granted under Brussels IIb, children arrived in Ireland with adults who were detained – 2023vol2#6
Interim care order for two months, longer order sought for assessments – 2022vol1#45
Interim care order for unaccompanied boy who was separated from brother on journey – 2022vol1#34
Interim care order for unaccompanied minor avoiding marriage – 2022vol1#36
Interim care order for unaccompanied minor extended in virtual hearing – 2020vol2#12
Interim care order for unaccompanied minor forced to join militia – 2022vol1#33
Interim care order for unaccompanied minor who fled from the Taliban – 2021vol2#4
Interim care order for unaccompanied minor whose parents already in Ireland – 2022vol1#39
Interim care order for young child granted, mother’s consent to assessment of need dispensed with – 2023vol2#4
Interim care order for young child whose immigration status uncertain – 2021vol2#23
Interim care order for young teenager extended- 2022vol2#8
Interim care order granted amid allegations of physical and emotional abuse – 2021vol1#29
Interim care order granted amid domestic violence and drug concerns – 2021vol1#9
Interim care order granted amid mental health concerns for mother – 2020vol1#9
Interim care order granted following disclosures of physical abuse and sexualised behaviour – 2019vol1#14
Interim care order granted following disengagement by the mother from voluntary arrangement – 2023vol1#8
Interim care order granted following incident, replacing supervision order – 2022vol1#5
Interim care order granted for a newborn, judge tells young mother she can be reunited with child – 2022vol1#20
Interim care order granted for boys who alleged physical abuse, application later withdrawn – 2019vol1#23
Interim care order granted for brothers in voluntary care since 2011 – 2021vol1#42
Interim Care Order granted for six children living without food or electricity – 2020vol1#18
Interim care order granted for teenage girl – 2019vol1#40
Interim care order granted for toddler whose father lacked stable accommodation, mother addicted to alcohol – 2019vol1#18
Interim Care Order granted for two young children who were already the subject of a Supervision Order – 2023vol1#9
Interim care order granted in first ever virtual hearing
Interim Care Order granted where child feared mother’s new partner – 2013vol4#8
Interim care order granted where mother abusing drugs – 2013vol1#5
Interim care order granted where mother has mental health issues – 2022vol1#13
Interim care order granted where physical abuse by partner alleged by child – 2020vol1#36
Interim care order granted; drugs misuse and sexual abuse alleged – 2021vol1#30
Interim care order made for baby of immigrant parents where older children alleged neglect, physical and sexual abuse – 2024vol1#6
Interim care order on consent for child in care since birth; placement questioned after sexual content found on child’s iPad; judge seeks agency review of case – 2024vol1#8
Interim Care Order refused – 2013vol1#7
Interim Care Order refused following expiry of ECO – 2014vol1#22
Interim care order refused, supervision order made, where father’s previous sex abuse convictions revealed – 2021vol1#19
Interim care order renewed for African boy – 2013vol1#3
Interim Care Order renewed for boy with psychological needs – 2013vol2#24
Interim Care Order renewed pending High Court application – 2015vol1#8
Interim Care Order sought for seriously ill children moving between countries – 2015vol2#26
Interim Care Order to permit psychiatric assessment in another jurisdiction – 2015vol1#24
Interim care order when mother’s alcohol abuse relapses due to Covid 19 – 2020vol1#6
Interim care order where mother detained in psychiatric hospital – 2020vol1#15
Interim Care Order where mother had low cognitive ability – 2015vol4#12
Interim care order where physical and sexual abuse alleged – 2021vol2#27
Interim Care Order where serious neglect alleged – 2015vol3#35
Interim care order where teenager missing school – 2018vol2#29
Interim care orders extended amid allegations against father – 2019vol2#19
Interim care orders extended amid concerns about child’s safety in care – 2021vol1#50
Interim care orders extended amid concerns for mother’s mental health – 2021vol1#5
Interim care orders extended because of drug use – 2021vol1#35
Interim care orders extended for five abused and neglected children, where parents convicted of assault on one – 2021vol2#29
Interim care orders extended for five children where parents’ relationship “toxic” – 2023vol2#8
Interim care orders extended for four children with parents’ consent – 2024vol1#13
Interim care orders extended for four children, father in prison – 2023vol2#12
Interim care orders extended for four siblings living in residential home – 2024vol1#20
Interim care orders extended for six children, reunification possible – 2024vol1#21
Interim care orders extended for three children as fourth reunited with father – 2023vol2#17
Interim Care Orders extended for three children due to sex abuse allegations – 2017vol1#15
Interim care orders extended for three young children – 2018vol2#33
Interim care orders extended for two children where sexual abuse alleged – 2023vol2#11
Interim care orders extended for two children where third child had recently gone home to mother – 2023vol2#14
Interim care orders extended for two children with significant needs; judge critical of HSE for projected year-long delay in providing service – 2024vol1#17
Interim care orders extended for two weeks for two boys where court heard of threats and pressure from father to engage in criminality; one child speaks to judge – 2024vol1#11
Interim care orders extended in four cases in provincial town – 2019vol2#47
Interim care orders extended in provincial towns – 2021vol1#51
Interim care orders extended to allow progress with parents and children – 2019vol1#44
Interim care orders extended where shortage of foster parents highlighted – 2019vol2#44
Interim care orders for children whose parents had criminal history – 2021vol2#19
Interim care orders for five children where father under investigation – 2019vol1#35
Interim care orders for four children extended, reunification at forefront of professionals’ minds – 2023vol1#16
Interim care orders for four children, young teenager placed in hotel – 2022vol1#1
Interim Care orders for six children where habitual residence being contested – 2023vol1#7
Interim care orders for three young boys, mother fails to attend hearing – 2021vol1#32
Interim care orders for Traveller children extended – 2020vol2#16
Interim care orders for two children following hospitalisation of one for headlice infestation – 2020vol2#3
Interim care orders for two girls extended, application to move placement refused – 2023vol1#11
Interim care orders for two young children – 2013vol1#17
Interim care orders further extended for three Traveller children – 2022vol1#23
Interim care orders granted and extended, after-care examined, in uncontested cases heard under Covid 19 restrictions – 2020vol1#2
Interim care orders granted as reunification with homeless mother explored – 2018vol2#10
Interim care orders granted for three young children where one had unexplained injuries – 2020vol1#26
Interim care orders made amid allegations of neglect and alcohol abuse – 2020vol2#28
Interim care orders made for six children on consent, supervision order for seventh, amid concerns for children’s safety – 2021vol2#26
Introduction
Introduction 2019 Vol. 2
Introduction 2020 Vol.1
Introduction 2020 Volume 2
Introduction 2021 Vol 1
Introduction 2021 Vol 2
Introduction to Case Histories
Introduction to Volume 1 of 2018
Introduction to Volume 2 of 2018 reports
Introduction to Wardship
Introduction to wardship reports 2023 Vol 2
Judge advises parents of child in care at home to apply for legal representation immediately – 2024vol1#53
Judge appoints solicitor to unaccompanied minor – 2023vol1#40
Judge asked to maintain oversight of a young person being adopted – 2021vol2#25
Judge asks whether District Court systems can deal with long complex cases, following 68 days of hearings – 2016vol2#6
Judge calls for law change to allow child in care stay at home – 2013vol4#13
Judge cannot discuss care plan for 18-year-old – 2013vol1#27
Judge concerned about denial of legal aid due to exceeding the threshold as interim care orders extended – 2023vol1#52
Judge concerned about suitable placements for five children as successive extensions of interim care orders sought, weekly extensions only granted – 2024vol1#45
Judge considers residential placement for child with serious special needs at home under supervision order; problems for siblings; no placement found – 2024vol1#47
Judge critical of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) for delay in issuing report following assessment of child in care – 2024vol1#57
Judge criticises CFA after child abused in care – 2015vol3#20
Judge criticises HSE management of case – 2013vol1#26
Judge criticises lack of continuity and professionalism following changeover of child’s social worker- 2022vol2#41
Judge criticises lack of fostering care review for eight years, as special care application considered – 2020vol1#33
Judge decides Irish habitual residence of baby born to parents from European country no longer living in Ireland – 2023vol2#35
Judge describes case as “perfect storm” – 2018vol2#17
Judge directs CFA to accelerate refuse collection from home of vulnerable child – 2021vol2#17
Judge directs CFA to fund private speech and language therapy if HSE Children’s Disability Network Team could not provide it within 12 weeks – 2024vol1#55
Judge directs CFA to immediately identify appropriate, long-term and regulated placement for three siblings – 2023vol1#47
Judge directs CFA to pay full aftercare allowance to young person thought by CFA to be vulnerable – 2024vol1#66
Judge directs child travel by taxi to school to end of academic year following placement breakdown
Judge directs immediate assessment for deeply troubled child not permitted onto CAMHS waiting list – 2021vol2#11
Judge directs improved structured access between siblings in care and with their parents- 2022vol2#45
Judge directs meeting to decide funding of high security fence in foster home of very vulnerable young child- 2022vol2#43
Judge directs neuro-feedback therapy for three siblings in care – 2021vol2#16
Judge directs service of a protection order on a father where wife too afraid to make the application – 2023vol1#61
Judge directs that letter be sent to Comptroller and Auditor General concerning contract with providers of residential care for children
Judge directs urgent appointment of aftercare worker for child due to leave care system – 2023vol1#57
Judge dissatisfied at long delays in vital assessments for pre-school child – 2020vol1#27
Judge extends interim care order for one child, orders a further review of the supervision order for second 2024vol1#22
Judge extends order for child detained in a specialist mental health centre for her own safety – 2021vol2#9
Judge frustrated at assessment delays – 2015vol2#24
Judge grants care orders, deplores four years’ delay in bringing case and calls for full case management in all child care cases – 2019vol2#27
Judge grants interim care order where mother not informed of application; mother under psychiatric treatment, father informed – 2023vol2#3
Judge hears boy’s allegations he was subjected to bad experiences in foster placement – 2024vol1#54
Judge heavily criticises CFA during review of four children in care – 2023vol1#50
Judge highly critical of sudden termination of vulnerable youth’s placement by a private placement provider- 2022vol2#40
Judge in rural town urges more access for vulnerable mother – 2018vol2#27
Judge initially refuses to grant full extension of an interim care order because of a lack of an allocated social worker or team leader – 2024vol1#9
Judge joins CAMHS as notice party to explain why a child on priority list for over 18 months had not received any service – 2024vol1#58
Judge makes referral to aftercare for exceptionally vulnerable girl – 2022vol1#52
Judge met with three young children prior to granting full care orders – 2021vol2#18
Judge orders production of assessment and therapy reports – 2020vol1#12
Judge orders release of CFA documents to Garda Siochana to aid prosecution – 2020vol1#37
Judge orders report on failings in case, including failure to allocate a social worker; report to be sent to HIQA – 2023vol1#49
Judge orders speech and language therapy “forthwith” – 2013vol2#21
Judge orders urgent review to take place within two weeks for teenager in a placement unsuited to her needs – 2024vol1#43
Judge permits GAL to seek subpoenas for foster care committee – 2021vol2#24
Judge praises teenage girl’s mother for positive steps taken to improve her life in order to form a bond with her daughter – 2024vol1#40
Judge praises the good work being done to improve the quality of access visits for a young child with special needs- 2022vol2#44
Judge refuses CFA application to remove a teenager from foster placement; directs CFA and foster carers to engage in mediation immediately – 2023vol2#29
Judge refuses full care order while parents seek representation – 2019vol1#46
Judge refuses mother’s application for increased access to three teenage children – 2024vol1#38
Judge refuses to extend Interim Care Order – 2015vol3#6
Judge refuses to grant interim care order – 2018vol2#31
Judge refuses to reduce mother’s access to baby – 2013vol4#4
Judge refuses to send child to family abroad amid trafficking concerns – 2018vol2#26
Judge requires risk assessments before discharging orders – 2015vol3#37
Judge said “disgraceful” that no CAMHS assessment or placement for teen whose situation GAL said was “as bad as it gets” – 2021vol2#7
Judge seeks appointment of GAL – 2018vol2#32
Judge seeks improvements to social work reports presented to court – 2023vol2#41
Judge seeks progress on support for grandparent foster carers – 2023vol1#54
Judge speaks to unaccompanied minor, grants care order – 2021vol2#5
Judge stresses importance of disability supports for mother – 2020vol2#25
Judge to speak to girl who kept absconding from care – 2015vol1#19
Judge transfers jurisdiction to UK for child born in Ireland, whose parents came here to evade UK social services and potential adoption of the child – 2024vol1#37
Judge warns mother that breaching a supervision order is a criminal offence – 2023vol1#3
Judge welcomes “good news story” – 2014vol1#10
Judge: "Where does the care system begin or end and where does the criminal justice system begin or end, perhaps they don't." – 2019vol1#3
Judges insist on legal aid – 2013vol1#22
Judgment awaited three months after care order hearing concludes – 2018vol1#8
Judgment delivered, care order granted for "traumatised child" – 2018vol1#30
Judgment made in long-running case: Care orders granted until 2022 after 100 days of hearing, longer orders refused – 2019vol2#16
Lack of education raised during wardship application for boy in voluntary care with complex needs – 2023vol1#65
Large number of cases re-entered in Dublin District Court because no allocated social worker – 2024vol1#63
Legal Aid Board asked why no legal aid for prisoner father – 2013vol3#7
Manager of HSE disability service summonsed to court – 2021vol2#12
Media alert sought for two sisters who absconded from their respective private residential units- 2022vol2#42
Medical tests ordered – 2013vol1#13
Medical tests sought for young Asian asylum seeker – 2016vol2#11
Mother asks court to ensure child gets appropriate accommodation on release from prison – 2020vol2#8
Mother consents to care order for toddler – 2020vol1#39
Mother consents to extension of interim care orders for four children, father in prison – 2023vol2#19
Mother consents to interim care and supervision orders amid concerns of toddlers’ vulnerability to sexual abuse – 2019vol1#41
Mother consents to Interim Care Order while she obtains support – 2016vol1#14
Mother directed not to attend the church for child’s First Holy Communion; attend a party on the day before instead – 2024vol1#52
Mother disengages from access “finding it too hard” – 2017vol1#18
Mother distressed over lack of access – 2013vol1#9
Mother given chance to address problems – 2013vol3#13
Mother in direct provision opposes discharge of Emergency Care Order – 2013vol3#16
Mother opposes extension of care order for boy in private unit – 2018vol1#18
Mother seeks to discharge care order – 2019vol2#45
Mother trying to build a relationship with children – 2017vol1#22
Mother with mental age of 8 sees child go into care– 2015vol2#2
Mother with mental health difficulties considers adoption – 2013vol2#22
Mother withdraws application to appeal supervision order granted following school referral – 2023vol2#1
Mother’s application to have child moved to new placement adjourned- 2022vol2#36
Mother’s consent dispensed with to allow child go on holiday with foster parents; mother told to take down social media posts – 2024vol1#51
Nearly two years after case started, court sees video of child describing abuse – 2017vol2#2
Need to formalise situation of girl in voluntary care for almost eight years – 2018vol1#16
New residential placement found for a troubled teen nearing 18 following judicial direction that the CFA’s CEO explain why agency unable to meet obligations – 2023vol2#27
No “unnecessary” contact between mother and baby during pandemic
No After-Care Plan for older teenager with mental health needs – 2017vol2#15
No appropriate placement for boy with challenging behaviour facing criminal charges – 2024vol1#41
No appropriate placement for sexually exploited teenager following months of High Court hearings. – 2017vol2#14
No appropriate unit found for teenage “too dangerous” for secure care – 2017vol2#12
No bed for very vulnerable girl under special care order; allegation she had been raped while in care, fear of sexual exploitation; Judge: “This is the worst case I have ever come across.” – 2024vol1#70
No facility in Ireland for teenager detained in UK – 2015vol4#1
No Secure Care bed for troubled boy – 2014vol1#3
No secure place for Boys Town teenager returned to Ireland – 2015vol1#2
No special residential placement available for very young child considered a danger to mother and siblings – 2021vol1#1
Non-verbal young person admitted into wardship – 2022vol2#60
Novel issues in child care proceedings raised by Covid crisis
One child may return from care while brother remains in care – 2014vol1#26
One child reunited with parents, work ongoing for reunification with three others – 2023vol1#56
One year Care Order following serious non-accidental injury – 2013vol4#1
One year Care order for a preschool age child extended on consent for six months- 2022vol2#18
One year care order for girl who arrived alone at Irish airport – 2021vol2#2
One year Care Order to allow mother to stabilise – 2015vol3#11
One year care order with consent granted for infant whose mother had recently left care – 2023vol2#23
One-year care order for teenage boy who was living as a recluse in a virtual gaming world – 2024vol1#35
One-year care order granted for child who needed to travel abroad for life-saving medical treatment – 2024vol1#34
One-year care order granted for young child suffering emotional abuse and neglect – 2020vol2#34
One-year care orders for two young children, mother not to attend at their school – 2020vol2#42
Order detaining pregnant girl seeking abortion discharged – 2017vol1#12
Order extended for baby of mother who had been in care – 2019vol2#49
Order extended for child detained in specialist mental health unit due to serious self-harming behaviours – 2021vol2#10
Order extended further detaining youth in UK specialist unit since 2020 – 2023vol2#50
Orders continued by High Court for child with severe ASD as wardship considered – 2023vol2#51
Orders extended for young man with autism and eating disorder while adult wardship application being prepared – 2023vol1#66
Orders for baptism made for two pre-school children – 2021vol1#37
Orders granted for teenage African girl – 2015vol1#26
Overnight access denied to mother with history of drug abuse – 2013vol2#12
Overnight visits to mother directed following care order review – 2021vol1#39
Overview of Special Care List: Judge stresses need for legislative reform in a number of areas- 2022vol2#51
Package of “elaborate” supports agreed for young Ward of Court amid concerns he may not take prescribed medication; order made under Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act – 2023vol1#64
Pandemic restrictions on access a concern after girl admitted to psychiatric unit under Mental Health Act – 2020vol1#4
Parental access visits denied amid allegations of sexual abuse – 2016vol2#13
Parental consent to sport lessons dispensed with – 2013vol3#9
Parents collapse during hearing – 2014vol1#6
Parents concerned at reduction of access due to Covid-19 – 2020vol2#4
Parents consent to two-year care order for young child while they work on addictions – 2023vol2#22
Parents fail in application for access following abuse allegations – 2014vol1#27
Parents seek supports from HSE for child with autism in voluntary care – 2023vol1#51
Pattern of aggressive behaviour and neglect leads to Interim Care Orders – 2013vol4#9
Permission granted for McKenzie Friend to attend court with mother – 2022vol1#57
Placement breaks down amid allegations of physical abuse by foster parent – 2020vol1#34
Plans for the reunification of 18-month old baby with teenage mother – 2018vol1#12
Positive reports on six children in care during review – 2022vol1#47
Pre-Christmas applications in District Court list – 2015vol1#30
Problem with service of documents on mother in UK – 2018vol1#15
Progress towards reunification of five children with mother – 2022vol1#51
Psychological evidence given in long-running case – 2018vol2#14
Putative father asked to leave court pending DNA test– 2015vol2#14
Reasons for Care Orders for African children given after 40-day hearing – 2015vol1#25
Redacted psychologist’s report on two preschool children released to foster carers – 2023vol2#37
Relative foster carers oppose discharge of care order for twins where alternative of guardianship suggested – 2021vol1#36
Reunification of mother and children postponed for 15 months – 2019vol2#28
Reunification plan agreed following Interim Care Order – 2014vol1#24
Reunification planned in review of short care order – 2018vol2#24
Reunification planned with mother recovering from heroin addiction – 2018vol1#13
Reunification possible if drug use addressed – 2015vol3#27
Review adjourned where girl experienced multiple placement breakdowns- 2022vol2#35
Review hears of ongoing problems in providing home tuition for anxious child – 2024vol1#60
Review of care order where child displaying anxiety after access– 2015vol2#29
Review of care order where the mother’s new partner, who had never met her children, was contacting the CFA – 2019vol1#38
Review of care order where therapeutic interventions under way- 2022vol2#47
Review of Care Orders for children with attachment issues – 2015vol3#29
Review of care orders for two young children where placement moved – 2024vol1#61
Review of case of teenage girls needing psychiatric care – 2016vol2#17
Review of child in care who had seven foster placements in two and a half years – 2022vol1#43
Review of eight-year-old care orders means access to be at child’s discretion – 2019vol2#54
Review of situation of teenager detained in UK under wardship – 2019vol1#2
Robust plan of supports enables reunification – 2014vol1#7
Search continues for unaccompanied minor missing in care – 2021vol1#12
Section 25 of Mental Health Act order admitting boy with OCD to CAMHS in-patient unit – 2023vol1#62
Section 47 application for a child of Catholic parents to attend Church of Ireland primary school – 2019vol1#13
Secure care order renewed for teenage girl at risk of sexual exploitation – 2019vol1#6
Separate parenting assessments sought as interim care order extended for infant – 2023vol1#19
Serious concern for absconding teenager whose mother died – 2015vol1#22
Seven cases feature in High Court Minors’ List – 2018vol2#4
Shared care arrangement hoped for in case of African girl with special needs- 2022vol2#37
Short interim care order granted for toddler who entered the State in suspicious circumstances – 2023vol2#5
Short term care order extended for two months – 2019vol2#37
Short-term care ordered granted in provincial city – 2013vol3#14
Six placement changes in six weeks for two children aged two and three years – 2024vol1#42
Six-month care order granted for very young baby in care since birth, mother had intellectual difficulties – 2020vol2#22
Six-month care orders granted due to potential threat of domestic violence – 2020vol1#29
Six-month extension of interim care order for migrant teenager abandoned by uncle – 2020vol2#13
Six-month supervision order granted where poor school attendance – 2020vol1#30
Six-month supervision order while parents assessed, father had child sex conviction – 2019vol1#43
Six-year-old remains in residential unit abroad – 2013vol2#23
Sixty family law cases on list in rural town – 2014vol1#17
Snapshot of District Court Cases Listed between October and December 2021 in the Dublin Metropolitan District – 2021vol2#31
Social work reports are not “relevant court documents” – 2015vol3#8
Social worker can apply for naturalisation for non-national girl – 2015vol1#10
Social worker criticised by court for failure to meet statutory requirement for child in care – 2022vol1#58
Social workers seek international assistance to contact parents of infant in care and extended order – 2023vol1#18
Solicitors for young people in care present their cases – 2015vol1#29
Special care application to be forwarded to the committee ahead of release of a troubled teenage boy from remand – 2024vol1#68
Special care order for drug-taking homeless teenager – 2019vol2#8
Special care order for girl who had gone missing in care – 2019vol2#5
Special care system “in crisis”, lack of special care beds “a tsunami about to reach shore and nothing is being done” – High Court judge – 2024vol1#67
Success story for child in care for three years – 2018vol1#14
Suicidal teenage girl transferred to specialist unit abroad – 2017vol2#9
Supervised access for mother of 10-year-old – 2013vol2#15
Supervision order adjourned as father fails to secure legal representation, interim care order extended for sibling – 2022vol1#8
Supervision Order adjourned while High Court hears challenge – 2015vol4#6
Supervision order application adjourned for legal representation – 2018vol2#34
Supervision Order application adjourned for legal representation – 2015vol3#13
Supervision Order continued for three months – 2013vol1#1
Supervision order discharged despite GAL's concerns about ongoing support for father caring for vulnerable child – 2019vol1#21
Supervision order discharged following reunification of mother and baby – 2021vol1#24
Supervision order extended for father’s access visits – 2013vol1#12
Supervision order extended to complete child protection assessment- 2022vol2#4
Supervision order for 16-year-old boy moved to care of grandparents – 2018vol1#20
Supervision Order for baby discharged after a year – 2015vol1#9
Supervision Order for child in cold and dirty conditions– 2015vol2#10
Supervision Order for child placed in care of father; dispute over whether custody or care issue should be decided first – 2016vol2#7
Supervision order for children of immigrants – 2019vol2#31
Supervision Order granted for two children amid concerns about school – 2015vol1#21
Supervision order granted for young children – 2013vol1#4
Supervision Order granted where young child had effectively missed two years school – 2024vol1#3
Supervision order granted, another reviewed – 2021vol1#49
Supervision Order granted, though grounds existed for Interim Care Order – 2015vol3#28
Supervision order refused – 2021vol2#22
Supervision Order refused – 2013vol3#28
Supervision Order refused for child born in Ireland to UK couple – 2016vol2#4
Supervision Order renewed for six weeks – 2015vol3#19
Supervision order reviewed where children not attending school – 2021vol1#52
Supervision order with conditions made for two primary school children- 2022vol2#2
Supervision order with directions for child with special needs who had never attended school- 2022vol2#3
Supervision Orders for four children – 2013vol2#25
Supervision orders for two non-national children where both parents had been hospitalised – 2021vol1#14
Supreme Court upholds High Court judgments that CFA must apply for special care orders for troubled children who need such care – 2024vol1#1
Supreme Court upholds sending case to UK – 2013vol3#12
Teenage boy with protracted history admitted to special care- 2022vol2#33
Teenage girl in care sent home to mother when care placement broke down – 2020vol1#31
Teenage Ward discharged from hospital into special care following lengthy dispute about mental health needs- 2022vol2#54
Teenager arrested while awaiting secure care placement – 2015vol3#30
Teenager complains about foster care – 2015vol3#34
Teenager detained under Mental Health Act following serious psychotic episode – 2022vol1#27
Teenager detained under provisions of Mental Health Act; GAL criticises lack of assessment – 2023vol2#44
Teenager in secure care for six years needs to return to Ireland – 2018vol1#5
Teenager placed in temporary residential placement while on waiting list for psychiatric assessment – 2019vol1#11
Teenager returns to foster family following section 47 application by foster parents and GAL; thanks court for intervention – 2023vol2#31
Teenager’s case re-entered following placement breakdown amid risk-taking behaviour, judge has “no words” for her situation – 2024vol1#48
Ten young people before Wards List in High Court – 2022vol1#59
Third emergency care order granted for young boy who was self-harming – 2022vol1#29
Three applications withdrawn by CFA– 2015vol2#9
Three Dublin cases focus on aftercare, lack of placements and reunification – 2017vol1#13
Three interim care orders extended in rural town – 2018vol1#26
Three teenagers attempted self-harm while under review in High Court – 2015vol1#3
Three-month supervision order for three children who suffered serious neglect – 2020vol2#35
Three-week-old baby returned to UK social services – 2019vol1#25
Three-year care order for young child granted in rural town – 2021vol1#48
Timely assessments and access dominate child care day in District Court – 2018vol1#23
Trafficked girl taken into care – 2013vol2#20
Transgender child ward of court soon to turn 18 to remain in care in community – 2023vol2#54
Traveller identity of young children to be addressed – 2014vol1#19
Twins separated after breakdown of placements – 2019vol1#45
Two cases re-entered by court because no social worker allocated, in one mother had turned her life around – 2024vol1#64
Two children returned to secure care following discharge – 2015vol4#2
Two families seek to care for infant – 2013vol2#33
Two young children taken into care without opposition – 2013vol2#27
Two-year care orders for two children amid concerns about abuse and domestic violence – 2022vol1#6
Uncertainty for immigrant child about to age out of care – 2019vol2#21
Uncontested care order for young child where siblings also in care – 2023vol1#34
Unsupervised access to baby sought by parents – 2013vol1#23
Views of child sought in dispute over access – 2018vol1#17
Violent and suicidal boy making progress in therapeutic unit abroad – 2017vol1#6
Voluntary care arrangement replaces interim care order application – 2021vol1#47
Ward of court twice in UK for specialised treatment not available in Ireland; judge expressed wish to see similar service in Ireland – 2023vol2#48
Wardship application for young woman who “fell between child care and mental health regimes” – 2020vol2#6
Wardship orders continued for teenage boy with eating disorder- 2022vol2#53
Wardship orders renewed for young woman in special care for three years- 2022vol2#55
Wardship reviewed for young man in secure hospital outside jurisdiction – 2022vol2#62
Wardship sought for care-leaver with multiple difficulties where CFA and HSE discussing who responsible for her care – 2022vol2#58
Wardship sought for suspected child victim of trafficking- 2022vol2#52
Wardship sought for suspected child victim of trafficking, orders granted prohibiting contact from family members – 2023vol2#53
Wardship to allow teenager travel to a specialised therapeutic centre in UK – 2019vol1#1
Work ongoing to agree terms of reference for parental capacity assessment of parents of very sick child with extensive care needs- 2022vol2#38
Written judgment outlines proportionate basis for orders – 2015vol1#17
Young boy in residential unit for two years awaiting foster placement – 2022vol1#42
Young deaf man with mental health issues in UK unit for four years – 2023vol2#49
Young girl to remain in care because of alcohol addiction and violence – 2013vol2#18
Young man in residential care taken into wardship as turns 18 – 2022vol2#59
Young Ward of Court transferred from care to adult HSE placement – 2022vol2#61
Young woman admitted to wardship in 2020 released from wardship in early 2023 – 2023vol1#67

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