A (Child) (Rev 1)

Mr Chukweumeka appeared for the Applicant Miss Mallon appeared for the First Respondent Mr Khan appeared for the Second Respondent Miss Squires appeared for the Third Respondent ____________________

st Is there some solid evidence based reason to believe that the parent is committed to making the necessary change;

nd Is there some solid evidence based reason to believe the parent will be able to maintain commitment;

rd is there some solid evidence based reason to believe that the parent will be able to make the necessary changes within the child's timetable?

"In my view, [the mother] requires therapy but that this is unlikely to assist her whilst she remains in an intense and ambivalent relationship with her partner. Although [the mother] tells me that she would be prepared to separate from her husband, she has not done so to date and I have little evidence to suggest that she would be able to maintain such an arrangement. In my view, the couple have an entrenched and mutually dependent relationship and they are each invested in maintaining the status quo.