Circumstances in which a special guardianship order may be made The court may make a special guardianship order (SGO): • as the result of a free-standing application by...
Duration of special guardianship orders A special guardianship order (SGO) will continue until the child attains the age of 18 unless it is discharged sooner by an order...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance has been issued, including by the President of the Family Division, regarding all proceedings in the Family Court in England and Wales...
This Practice Note is impacted by the exit of the UK from the EU on 31 January 2020. This has implications for practitioners, inter alia, when considering which courts...
Special guardianship orders A special guardianship order (SGO) is an order appointing one or more individuals to be a child's special guardian. It has been described as...
Support for special guardians Under the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), local authorities have an obligation to make arrangements for the provision of support for special...
Existing orders Making a special guardianship order (SGO) does not automatically discharge any existing orders made under section 8 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) (s...
Special guardianship orders A special guardianship order (SGO) gives non-parents a more permanent legal status than they would have if they were named in a child...