Judge 'with great reluctance' approves intellectually disabled young woman remaining with her family amid conditions of 'squalor and chaos'
A HIGH Court judge has, "with great reluctance", approved an intellectually disabled young woman remaining with her family amid conditions of "squalor and chaos" while a plan for her gradual transition to an alternative care regime is pursued.
Despite the “terrible” family situation, including the woman witnessing domestic violence, social workers fear her sudden removal from the family would traumatise her and lead to her not co-operating with the alternative regime, the president of the High Court, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, noted.
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