WZ, Re (Placement with Grandparents)

Ms Williams, Counsel for the Applicant Mr Roscoe, Counsel for the First Respondent Ms Baruah, Counsel for the Second Respondent Mr Kerr, Counsel for the Third and Fourth Respondents Ms Choudhury, Counsel for the Fifth and Six Respondents ____________________

a. Whether the children should be placed in the care of their Paternal Grandparents;

b. If the children are placed in the care of their Paternal Grandparents, what legal framework best meets the needs of the children;

(a) the child's ascertainable wishes and feelings regarding the decision (considered in the light of the child's age and understanding);

(c) the likely effect on the child (throughout their life) of having ceased to be a member of the original family and become an adopted person;