Mae Al-Omari

2 months ago | russell-cooke.co.uk | Jade Quirke |Mae Al-Omari |Sarah Richardson |Matthew Garrod

Given the cross-border element it is practically and legally a complex process, but with careful planning and specialist advice from the outset, it is a viable option to help families grow and prevent children from being placed outside the extended birth family. In this briefing, senior associate Jade Quirke illuminates the process, outlining common scenarios and other considerations, as well as how Russell-Cooke's family and children team can support.

Nov 8, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Sarah Richardson |Jade Quirke |Mae Al-Omari

The report, which is titled 'Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption' and has been in progress since 2020, examines how the model of adoption has evolved over the years and signposts where reform is needed to increase the system’s effectiveness.

Oct 25, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Jade Quirke |Mae Al-Omari

Generally speaking, adoption is understood to be a process where a person or couple assume care of an unknown child following a detailed local authority or adoption agency assessment. It is the legal mechanism that transfers parenthood from birth parents to adopters and intended to be a permanent solution in the best interest of the child. While the above is true, adoption orders are appropriate in many other family scenarios, some examples of which are outlined below.

Oct 11, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Samantha Little |Mae Al-Omari |Jade Quirke

Our approach to kinship care in the family and children team at Russell-Cooke has always been robust: if a child can be cared for by their wider family when their parents cannot meet their needs, then we do all we can to try and achieve that. It is a cause for concern that in many cases we rely on parents to put forward family members to care for their children if they cannot; we think it’s also up to the professionals in the case to find and pursue family members.

Apr 26, 2024 | russell-cooke.co.uk | Amy Wilson-Chapman |Mae Al-Omari

Mae Al-Omari of the children team has represented the respondent mother in a reported 1980 Hague Convention child abduction case. Fled the Ukraine for the UKMae Al-Omari recently represented a mother in relation to an application by the child’s father for the summary return of the parties’ only child to Ukraine. In this case, both parents and the child are Ukrainian nationals.