Comhdháil ar Dhlí Teaghlaigh 2013

Family Law Conference Programme

Does the present process of child care cases in the courts system serve the best interests of the child? - Ms. Muriel Walls, Chairperson, Legal Aid Board

The interests of the child in publicly funded family cases in Scotland - Ms Catriona Whyte, Head of Legal Services – Civil, Scottish Legal Aid Board 

Child Care Law Reporting Project: some reflections - Dr Carol Coulter, Director of the Childcare Law Reporting Project and former Legal Affairs correspondent, Irish Times

Impact of care proceedings on sibling relationships - Paula Reynolds, Legal Aid Board

Legal protections for sibling relationships of children in care - Nuala Egan BL

Sibling placements - Nuala Egan BL, Brian Lavery, Guardian Ad Litem and Paula Reynolds, Legal Aid Board 

Perspectives and possible solutions - Professor Pat Dolan, Child and Family Research Dept., NUI Galway

Barnardos Guardian ad Litem Service - Ms Freda McKittrick, Barnardos

The voice of the child in family disputes - Ms Ann O’Kelly, Family Mediation Service

The voice of the child in family disputes - Mr Colm Roberts, Legal Aid Board