Hearings
England & Wales
15 Oct 1993 [1994] Fam 95; [1994] 2 WLR 200; [1994] 1 All ER 424, CA
21 Jul 1994 [1994] 2 AC 424; [1994] 3 WLR 558; [1994] 3 All ER 298; 92 LGR 701, HL(E)
In re M (A Minor) (Care Orders: Threshold Conditions)
Subject Matter
CHILDREN — Care proceedings — Threshold conditions — Father sentenced to life imprisonment for murder of child's mother — Local authority making interim arrangements including placement with foster mother — Subsequent application by relative for residence order supported by local authority — Father supporting care order — Whether condition that child “is suffering, or is likely to suffer” significant harm satisfied — Children Act 1989, ss1(3)(g)(4), 31(2)
[1994] 2 AC 424; [1994] Fam 95; [1994] 2 WLR 200; [1994] 3 WLR 558
Appellate History
In re M (A Minor) (Care Orders: Threshold Conditions) [1994] Fam 95; [1994] 2 WLR 200; [1994] 1 All ER 424, CA
Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed
In re M (A Minor) (Care Orders: Threshold Conditions) [1994] 2 AC 424; [1994] 3 WLR 558; [1994] 3 All ER 298; 92 LGR 701, HL(E)