Re J (Loss of Parental Responsibility)

CivilCourt of Appeal Civil DivisionFamily DivisionHigh CourtPresident of the Family DivisionSir Andrew McFarlaneJudgment

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Neutral Citation Number: [2026] EWCA Civ 344
Case No: CA-2025-000413
and CA-2025-001115
and CA-2025-001294

In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
on appeal from the High Court of Justice
Family Division
Ms Debra Powell KC
[2025] EWHC 102 (Fam)

20 March 2026

Before:

The Rt Hon Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division

Lady Justice King

Lord Justice Stuart-Smith

Re J (Loss of Parental Responsibility)

Between:

‘Father’

-v-

‘Mother’

Intervenors:

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR JUSTICE

REUNITE INTERNATIONAL CHILD ABDUCTION CENTRE

ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS FOR CHILDREN

REGISTRAR GENERAL OF ENGLAND AND WALES