Children and Ancillary Relief

David Vavrecka’s practice covers all areas of the law relating to the family, mental health and social services. He has experience at all levels of tribunal and court throughout England and Wales.

David’s family practice includes not only all aspects of divorce and ancillary relief but also public and private law Children Act proceedings, adoption cases and emergency applications including injunctions and committals under Part IV of the Family Law Act 1996.

David was a contributor to the mental health seminars held by MDAC (Mental Disability Advocacy Centre) in the Czech Republic in 2002 and is also a contributor to Butterworth’s Older Client Law Service and Sweet & Maxwell’s Human Rights Practice. He participates in the Royal College of Medicine’s expert witness training courses and is a regular contributor to the Einstein Legal Network Television and the College of Law’s Legal Network Television training programmes.

Re H (A Child) [2007] EWCA 392 (Civ)
Care proceedings – Admission of fresh evidence – Ordering viability assessments

Re L (Care Proceedings: Human Rights Claim) [2003] EWHC 665 (Fam)
Care proceedings – Human rights – Appropriate forum for challenging care plan

Re S (A Child) (Residence Order: Condition) (No 2) [2003] 1 FCR 138
Child – Residence Order – Condition – Welfare – Residence granted to mother with condition preventing her from moving to a different area – Judge treating case as exceptional – Whether condition imposed on primary carer valid – Whether judge in error – Children Act 1989, ss 1 and 11(7)

Re C (Adoption: Religious Observance) [2002] 1 FLR 1119
Adoption - Cultural and ethnic background of child - Religious background of prospective adopters

Gunn-Russo v Nugent Care Society and Secretary of State for Health [2002] 1 FLR 1
Adoption - Disclosure of material on adoption file - General disclosure policy of adoption agency

A National Health Service Trust v A [2000] 2 F.L.R. 677
Medical treatment - Child's best interests - Whether resuscitation to be excluded