Who checks whether Jugendamt complaints change practice? Advice alone is not accountability. What should be published about findings, corrections and follow-up? #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice

Shared care is more than a timetable. A workable plan should address school travel, handovers, illness and safety—not just divide nights. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Emergency placement totals alone cannot measure child-protection quality. Publish duration, reasons, support offered and outcomes—not just case counts. #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice

🧠 How can #NeuroInclusive practice improve experiences for neurodivergent families in the #FamilyJustice system?

FLANC co-founder Alia Lewis (TV Edwards Solicitors) explores this issue in this month's #LegalAction.

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In contact proceedings, delay can reshape a child’s relationships. How should courts protect safe family contact while evidence is still being gathered? #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Child-protection orders need a continuing basis. Under §1696(2) BGB, they must be lifted if danger to the child’s welfare no longer exists or the measure is no longer necessary. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

When comparing shared care across Europe, are we measuring the same thing: equal nights, legal custody or children’s daily lives? Definitions matter before rankings. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

§9a SGB VIII: Ombudsstellen (independent advice offices) help resolve youth-welfare conflicts. They operate independently and are not bound by instructions. #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice

A child’s refusal of contact is evidence to explore, not a diagnosis. Assess safety, relationships and the child’s own account before attributing causes. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Cross-border custody: a translated judgment is not enough. Can each parent understand the procedure, obtain advice and be heard? Language access belongs in the fairness debate. #CrossBorderCustody #FamilyJustice

§155 FamFG: In covered child proceedings, the first hearing should take place within one month. That is not a deadline for the final decision. #FamilyJustice #FamilyCourtReform

§1666a BGB: Separation is permitted only if danger cannot be averted otherwise, including through public support. Proportionality requires examining alternatives. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

Shared care needs a workable daily routine: travel, school, safety and listening to children. Assess each child—not just the percentage of nights. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

§9a SGB VIII provides for independent ombuds services in child and youth welfare. Accountability question: are recurring complaint patterns translated into institutional change? #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice

When a family case drags on, what should courts measure: months to judgment, missed contact, or support delivered to the child? Speed matters, but so does what happens while families wait. #FamilyJustice #FamilyCourtReform

A Hague return decision is not a custody judgment. Article 19 of the 1980 Convention keeps return proceedings separate from the merits of custody. #HagueConvention #FamilyJustice

Shared-care comparisons across Europe need common definitions: legal custody, overnight stays and survey age groups are not interchangeable. Compare like with like. #FamilyJustice #EUFamilyLaw

When a child resists contact, what explains it: fear, conflict, pressure or several factors? Research should test competing explanations, not start with a label. #FamilyJustice #ChildrensRights

§26 FamFG: German family courts must investigate the facts relevant to their decision. A Jugendamt recommendation does not replace the court’s own inquiry. #FamilyJustice #Jugendamt

Child-removal totals measure interventions, not success. How often did support prevent separation? How often was safe reunification achieved? Publish outcomes, not just counts. #Jugendamt #FamilyJustice