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Placement of a child outside their natural family

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Date:31 OCT 2018
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What factors does a court need to consider regarding the placement of a child away from their extended family? AMINA AHMED, barrister at Garden Court Chambers, explores the test used in deciding the correct balance for a child’s growing up in his culture of origin or in proximity with his family in the UK.

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