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Re D - the witchfinder general

The Witchfinder General has written about the case of Re D. I do think the case is important as it highlights the fact that one jurisdiction believes that a child should be cared for by its mother and the other jurisdiction believes that a child should be adopted or at least subject to a special guardianship. The mother is the same, the children are about a year or so apart.

The underlying issue is one of risk.  What element of risk requires the complete removal of a child from its wider family?  


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