Child and Family Agency Bill 2013
New Child and Family Support Agency must be more than a Logo Switch
A symposium entitled “Embedding a Children’s Rights Approach into the new Child and Family Support Agency” is being held today (27 February 2013) in the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin. The establishment of a Child and Family Support Agency is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to revolutionise the delivery of child protection, family support and other children’sservices. […]
The Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: a Children’s Rights Perspective
The Children and Family Relationships Bill represents the most significant change in family law in a generation and attempts to reflect the social reality of contemporary family life in Ireland. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, is to be commended for the development of the innovative legislative proposals under consideration. The […]
Press Release: Government’s far-reaching reform puts children at centre of family law
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, Alan Shatter TD, today outlined a range of innovative proposals in the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014. The draft legislation, published in January of this year, recognises and legislates for the social reality facing families and children in Ireland today. The Minister was opening a seminar for […]
Address by the Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD on the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015
I am delighted to have been invited to speak today at the Children’s Rights Alliance seminar on the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015. I would like to congratulate the Children’s Rights Alliance for organising this seminar. I want to welcome the fact that the Bill passed Second Stage in the Dáil last Thursday with […]
Tanya Ward on Newstalk The Right Hook: The Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015
Tanya Ward, Chief Executive of the Children’s Rights Alliance on Newstalk, The Right Hook, talking about The Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015.
Making Rights Real – CHAPTER 3: Guardianship, Access and Custody
A range of international human rights standards and obligations contain provisions relevant to the rights of the child in the context of private family law proceedings in Ireland
Briefing Note on the Children and Family Relationships Bill
The Children’s Rights Alliance welcomes the publication of the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015. The Bill represents the most important reform of child and family law for a generation and puts children at the heart of family law. The proposed legislation will go a long way in addressing discrimination currently faced by children in […]
Child and Family Groups Join in Support of Historic Children and Family Relationships Bill
Published date: 2 Mar 2015 PRESS RELEASE Monday, 2nd March 2015 Child and Family Groups Join in Support of Historic Children and Family Relationships Bill -Children’s Rights Alliance members speaks of urgency to make children’s rights a reality – The publication of the Children and Family Relationships Bill is a monumental opportunity to enhance the rights of […]
Solutions for Parental Alienation – Professionals Webinar Series 4
