A Mother and A Father and In the Matter of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ |
| Judgment Date | 22 November 2023 |
| Neutral Citation | [2023] NIFam 19 |
| Court | Family Division (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2023] NIFam 19
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: SIM12333
ICOS No: 23/028552
20/079047
Delivered: 22/11/2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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FAMILY DIVISION
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IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1995
A MOTHER
Applicant
-and-
A FATHER
Respondent
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Sarah Ramsey KC with Bláithín Cleland (instructed by Niamh Sheridan, Paul Campbell
Solicitors) for the Applicant
Andrew Magee KC with Niamh Devlin (instructed by Sarah Herron, O Neill Solicitors)
for the Respondent
Wendy Davidson (instructed by Rory Fitzpatrick, Directorate of Legal Services) for A
Health and Social Care Trust
Timothy Ritchie (instructed by Claire Marshall) for the Official Solicitor
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SIMPSON J
Introduction
[1] I have anonymised the parties in this case to protect the children who are the
subject of these proceedings. Nothing should be published which would, or would
be likely to, identify the family or the children.
[2] The mother brings a number of applications — for a residence order, for a ‘no
contact’ order, for a prohibited steps order and for a specific issue order. In addition,
there is an application for an order under Article 13 of the Children (Northern Ireland)
Order 1995 ( the 1995 Order”) permitting the mother to change the surnames of the
children to her maiden name. The mother also seeks an order pursuant to Article
179(14) of the 1995 Order that the father be prohibited from applying to the court, for
the next two years, for an order for the children under the 1995 Order.
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