A final order has been made by lay justices under section 13 of the Children Act 1989. That order was appealed and the appeal was dismissed by a circuit judge. Is...
An application to the court for a section 8 order under the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) on Form C100 has been made. Included in this was a provision for a specific issue...
An application to the court for a section 8 order under the Children Act 1989 on Form C100 has been made. Included in this was provision for a specific issue and...
Can a private children application under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 be withdrawn? What is the procedure to do so, and the approach of the courts to such an...
Can a prohibited steps order be varied by agreement between two parents who each have parental responsibility and without the need for a formal application to be made to...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Change of name of a child
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Child Arrangements Programme—the procedure for section 8 applications...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Emergency prohibited steps and child arrangements orders...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Enforcing children orders (private law)
If the whereabouts of the respondent to an application under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 are unknown what steps should the applicant take regarding service?...
In private law children proceedings under section 8 of the Children Act 1989, if a party is thought to lack capacity to litigate, is there guidance as to how the court...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Issuing private children proceedings in the Family Court...
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Leave to remove—external relocation
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Leave to remove—internal relocation
The following Family precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Letter to client (applicant) explaining MIAM requirements
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Permission to apply for a section 8 order
The following Family practice note provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Prohibited steps orders
The following Family precedent provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Specific issue and prohibited steps orders—client guide
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on What is the procedure to withdraw an application made on Form C100?...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on What steps can be taken to enforce a specific issue order?
Where a child arrangements order states: 'The names of the parties are not to be publicly disclosed without the court permission' is it permissible to send a copy of the...
Where a child has been removed by one parent from one part of England and Wales to another part and the other parent objects what type of application should be made for...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Where a child is taken, without consent, to Scotland from England, is this classed as...
Where a father with parental responsibility (but who is not the biological father) has issued an application under the Children Act 1989, is he required to serve or give...
Where a married couple have separated, and the mother wishes to take the child of the family to India for a period of up to 28 days, what steps must she take if the...
Where a party has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983, but still has capacity, can they be served with court orders made under the Family Law Act 1996 and the...
Where an order is sought preventing a named person, other than a parent, from having contact with a child, should that order be a prohibited steps order and should it be...
The following Family Q&A provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Where it is proposed to relocate a child to Northern Ireland, is this considered an...
Where the parent of a 16-year-old child wishes to take the child out of the jurisdiction for a holiday in France and the other parent refuses to give their consent, can...
