Paediatric medico-legal reports
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Expert Reports
We provide expert reports on fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), the range of lifelong conditions caused by alcohol exposure before birth, most often for family proceedings, addressing diagnosis, the child’s needs and prognosis. You see the expert’s CV before you instruct. The report is written to the expert’s CPR Part 35 duty to the court. We act for instructing solicitors on either side.
Overview
What FASD means in a case
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the range of lifelong physical, developmental and behavioural conditions caused by exposure to alcohol before birth. It arises often among looked-after children.
Why it matters legally
A diagnosis that bears on welfare decisions
FASD features most often in family care proceedings and private law children matters, where the diagnosis and the child’s needs bear on welfare decisions.
Reports we produce
The reports an FASD case relies on
Experts who assess it
The specialists on an FASD case
A consultant paediatrician, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a child psychologist assess diagnosis and function.
Case-type context
Where these cases sit
These cases arise in care proceedings and private law children matters, where the diagnosis and the child’s needs bear on welfare decisions.
FAQ
FASD reports: common questions
Yes, an expert who can address diagnosis, the child’s presentation and their needs.
Yes, FASD reports are most often prepared for family care and private law proceedings.
A consultant paediatrician, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and a child psychologist assess diagnosis and function, depending on the question in the case.
Yes. In family proceedings our experts can act as a single joint expert where the parties agree; otherwise as a party-appointed expert. Either way, the duty is to the court.
Within 48 hours of your enquiry, with the CV sent for review before you instruct.
Instructing on an FASD case?
Send your case details and we will allocate an FASD expert within 48 hours, with a same-working-day quotation and the CV before you instruct.