HopeHolm Family Law
I am stuck in the middle and miss my grandchild… do I have rights to visit my grandchild? It is very heart-breaking to hear from grandparents who have been prevented to see or spend time with their grandchildren when their children divorce or separate. Although one appreciates the benefit, value and importance that grandparents should have or continue to have for …
A Specific Issue Order helps to settle a specific dispute about child arrangements after a divorce or separation. If a Specific Issue Order (SIO) is granted, it grants permission to the person applying for the Order to make decisions without the approval or consent of the other parent. This can include making decisions about: Anyone …
All mothers and most fathers have legal rights and responsibilities as a parent – known as ‘parental responsibility’. Parental Responsibility (PR) gives you a bundle of rights – for a greater say over your child’s upbringing and input about major decisions relating to your child’s life. It also exempts you from seeking permission from the …
Special Guardianship is a formal court order which places a child or young person with someone permanently and gives this person parental responsibility for the child. An SGO will last until the child reaches the age of 18 years, assuming that it is not brought to an end by an earlier Order. The Order can be varied or discharged. Any person making an application for …
A Prohibited Steps Order is an order which prohibits a party (usually a parent) from a certain activity relating to a child(ren). It also prohibits a party from exercising their parental responsibility. An example of where a Prohibited Steps Order might be applied for is to prevent one parent from taking a child out of the country or jurisdiction or removal of …
There have recently been changes to the guidance being provided by Government and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS) regarding Child Arrangement Orders during COVID. Coronavirus: Separated Families and Contact with Children in Care FAQs The briefing paper Number CBP 8901 dated 15 October 2020 and titled Coronavirus: Separated Families and Contact with …
If parties cannot agree or compromise, and mediation fails following a divorce or separation. a CAO (child arrangement order) can be applied from the court to determine who the child lives with and what contact or time he or she will spend with the other parent. Child custody and contact arrangements often become a contentious …
