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When parents cannot agree a single important decision about a child, the Family Court can make a specific issue or prohibited steps order.
First hearing, remote attendance, what to bring, and how to prepare — a practical guide for clients facing the Family Court.
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 hav
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
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, an
