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Children disputes involving private law proceedings and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) have decreased, as shown by the data that was released by CAFCASS in December 2024. CAFCASS have published data to show t ...
Schedule 1 of the Children Act allows an unmarried parent to apply for financial provision for their child from the other parent. Is child support the only option? No. Many parents are unaware of the options save for an application to the Chil ...
The local authorities can start a legal process called care proceedings when worries are voiced that a child could be at danger of significant harm. These processes are meant to protect children’s welfare and to guarantee that families are handled f ...
Introduced in 2017 to give further guidance to the courts, Practice Direction 12J says: “The purpose of this Practice Direction is to set out what the Family Court should do in any case in which it is alleged or admitted, or there is other reason to ...
The Government have introduced a new bill to Parliament, the Victims and Courts Bill, which proposes to make changes to criminal courts in England and Wales. The bill also includes provision for family proceedings. What does the V ...
Many grandparents play a key role in the lives of their grandchildren from helping with day-to-day activities to providing regular childcare. When relationships breakdown, grandchildren and grandparents often suffer a separation through no wish o ...
What is a MIAM? A MIAM is a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting. It is a pre-mediation meeting between you and the mediator. It provides you with information about the mediation process as well as other dispute resolution options to help ...
The Children Act 1989 explains that parental responsibility refers to all of the rights, responsibilities, duties and authority that a person has in relation to a child and their property. Parental responsibility ends when a child reaches 18, the ...
This is usually the first hearing within proceedings which have been brought in the Family Court under the Children Act 1989. Proceedings may have been brought for a Child Arrangements Order, a Prohibited Steps Order, and/or a Specific Issue Order. ...
A prohibited steps order is a court order that is used to prevent someone, (most likely a parent), from taking certain action or exercising some elements of their parental responsibility without the other parent’s consent or the permission of the co ...
Child arrangements orders are a key tool in resolving disputes regarding children. Learn what they are, who needs them and how they work. When the Children and Families Act came into force in 2014, the Act introduced us to new terminology and the ...
Choosing a school is always a big decision to make but when parents are separated the decision-making process can become even more complicated. Making the decision to separate or divorce is one of the biggest decisions that a parent will make. It ...
What is the new Cafcass Domestic Abuse Practice Policy? A link to the policy can be found here: Cafcass publishes new Domestic Abuse Practice Policy | Cafcass. It was published in October 2024 and further revised in January 2025. What is ...