Assumption: "(Hadkinson Order / Appeals & Enforcement) In children's cases, blocking an appeal until costs are paid works the same way as in ordinary civil litigation."
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What People Expect
A party may assume that in children's cases, blocking an appeal until costs are paid works the same way as it would in ordinary civil litigation.
Court Reality
Where the appeal itself concerns whether a welfare decision was wrong, courts are very reluctant to block it this way, since delaying the appeal could itself harm the child by prolonging an incorrect welfare arrangement, and delay is treated by statute as generally harmful to children.
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The Gap?
"(Hadkinson Order / Appeals & Enforcement) In children's cases, blocking an appeal until costs are paid works the same way as in ordinary civil litigation."
Court Reality
Where the appeal itself concerns whether a welfare decision was wrong, courts are very reluctant to block it this way, since delaying the appeal could itself harm the child by prolonging an incorrect welfare arrangement, and delay is treated by statute as generally harmful to children.
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