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