Archives for March, 2014

Psychiatric Assessments of Parents in Care Proceedings

Over 250,000 new cases are brought to the Family Courts each year, according to statistics published on the Ministry of Justice website.  Almost half of these are divorce proceedings, but over 10% relate to Public Law Family cases.  Public Family Law proceedings are notoriously complicated and difficult cases to manage and can often involve multiple…

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Disposal and Pre-Sentencing reports by Expert Psychiatrists

Mental Health is a major issue in offending behaviour, in fact the Prison Reform Trust state that 72% of male and 70% of female sentenced prisoners suffer from two or more mental health disorders.  An Expert Psychiatric report on Disposal and Pre-Sentencing options can be a vital document in assisting the judge to determine what punishment is…

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