Legal Examples of Cases

DIVORCE

Mrs. A was divorcing her husband. She had a 9 year old son. The husband was arguing that she should move to a much cheaper area which was still within easy reach of the son’s school. I was able to show that such a move would have a seriously adverse effect on the child’s choice of secondary schools and to make suggestions about more favourable areas from that point of view.

PLANNING APPLICATION FOR A NURSERY SCHOOL

Mr. & Mrs. B were objecting to a planning application by their neighbour to use the neighbours’ house as a nursery. I was able to provide several practical grounds of objection and full information about the nursery facilities already available in the area.

DIVORCE AND DOWN SIZING

Mr. and Mrs. C had been divorced for 5 years and had a child in private education starting the second year of his GCSE course. They were engaged in a highly acrimonious maintenance variation application. As part of this, Mr. C was arguing that private education could no longer be afforded. I showed in detail how very damaging a move at that particular time would be to the child’s education and explained how a move after a year would be much better, suggesting suitable state schools. The matter was settled with both parents agreeing to follow my advice.

TRUANCY

Mrs M was a divorced, physically handicapped parent. Her son was truanting from school. She tried very hard to get him to attend school but without success. She was prosecuted under s 444(1) Education Act 1996 for failing to secure her son’s regular attendance at school. In such cases there is normally no chance of acquittal as it is an offence of absolute liability. I visited the family and the school and submitted a report to the court. My report persuaded the prosecution to withdraw the case and give greater assistance to the Mother to help her cope with her difficult situation.

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