A Health and Social Care Trust v A Mother and A Father in the matter of three children C4, C5 AND C6
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | McFarland J |
| Judgment Date | 13 December 2023 |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NIFam 23 |
| Date | 13 December 2023 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NIFam 23
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: McF12360
ICOS: 22/042532
22/062456
Delivered: 13/12/2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
OFFICE OF CARE AND PROTECTION
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Between:
A HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
Applicant
v
A MOTHER
Respondent
and
A FATHER
Respondent
IN THE MATTER OF THREE CHILDREN C4, C5 AND C6
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Ms T Overing (instructed by the Directorate of Legal Services) for the Health and Social
Care Trust
Ms M Connolly KC with Ms M Rodgers (instructed by GRB Solicitors) for the Mother
Mr A Magee KC with Ms N Rountree (instructed by McConnell & Fyffe Solicitors) for
the Father
Ms M Smyth KC with Ms L Casey (instructed by John McCaffrey & Co Solicitors) for the
children by their Court Children’s Guardian
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McFARLAND J
Introduction
[1] The Trust has applied for care orders in respect of three children and freeing
orders in relation to the two younger children. I have anonymised the judgment to
prevent any of the children and members of the wider family from being identified.
[2] There are seven children of the family, and all have been removed from the
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