Child Law Project highlights need for family court and legal aid in children in care system

New report calls for increased investment in the courts system  — and outlines case studies demonstrating  difficulties faced by children in care in Ireland

The cases include a baby born to a vulnerable woman who sleeps in a tent and an accompanied minor from an African country whose interim care order application was made more than six months after he arrived in Ireland. Illustration: iStock

Improvements including the provision of legal aid for families are badly needed for the child care courts to function properly, the latest reports from the Child Law Project have found.

More than 60 reports are published today, Monday July 17, by the project, highlighting the need for civil legal aid for families in care proceedings.