HopeHolm Family Law
If you want to record what your child has to say about their other parent or their living arrangements then why can’t you? After all, your child has a right to be heard and their views may be the best evidence you have that your child wants the child arrangement order you want. Angelique Holm …
Whether you are applying to restrict contact or fighting an application for a child arrangement order by your former partner you need to know whether the court is likely to order supervised contact and how best to present your case and protect your children. Children law solicitor, Angelique Holm, can answer your questions on supervised …
Once you have got a child arrangement order it stays in place until your child is 16. Children and their needs change over time or your circumstances may do so. That is why you or your ex-partner may want to apply back to the family court to vary a child arrangement order. Family law solicitor, …
When you apply for a child arrangement order, specific issue order or prohibited steps order it is normally a massive relief to get the order from the court. Whether it is an interim order or a final order you probably think that the order gives you a degree of certainty over the parenting arrangements for …
Christmas should be a time we look forward to, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious festival or enjoy it as an opportunity to spend time with extended family or just to relax, eat a bit too much, and play with the kids. If you are a separated or divorced parent Xmas can be a …
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 …
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 …
