Wardship

The High Court has powers to make certain orders regarding children where they have been removed or are deemed to be in serious danger or at risk. The court will make the child a ward of the Court.

This means that the High Court will have responsibility for that child and no orders can be made or action taken which affects the child, unless permission is obtained from the High Court first.

Issues that we can assist with include:

• Child abduction
• Medical treatment of children (see Medical Ethics and Patient Rights for more information)
• Cases involving the Official Solicitor (see Medical Ethics and Patient Rights for more information)
• Difficult issues involving mental health, addiction and learning disabilities
• Care cases involving difficult medical issues (see Medical Ethics and Patient Rights for more information)
• Matters relating to adoption panel procedures