Approved Judgment
I direct that no official shorthand note shall be taken of this Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE COBBThis judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.SITTING AT THE ROYAL COURTS OF JUSTICEIN THE MATTER OF SCHEDULE 1 CHILDREN ACT 1989Royal Courts of JusticeStrand, London, WC2A 2LLBefore:THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE COBBBetween:Re Z (No.4) (Schedule 1 award)Alexander Thorpe KC (instructed by Levison Meltzer Pigott) for the ApplicantThe Respondent was not present and was not represented. Hearing dates: 21-22 February 2023Approved JudgmentI direct that no official shorthand note shall be taken of this Judgment and that copies of this version as handed down may be treated as authentic.THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE COBBThis judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published on condition that (irrespective of what is contained in the judgment) in any published version of the judgment the anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
- Approved Judgment
- Introduction
- https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2020/80.html
- https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWFC/HCJ/2021/72.html
- Procedural issues: determination of the application in the absence of the father
- General legal principles
- constant influence on the discretionary outcome
- support and also protection against adult irresponsibility and selfishness
- may be checked but not diminished by the absence of any direct claim in law
- Background history
- Zoe’s health and development
- The mother’s case
- The father’s case
- Housing
- Moving fund
- HECSA
- Nursery/schooling
- Debts
- Medical / health insurance
- Therapies
- Flights to/from USA
- Costs
- Capitalisation of the award as a prelude to enforcement
- The order
- Appendix
