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Child Arrangement Order
A Child Arrangement Order or Child Arrangements Order (CAO) is an agreement under English family law concerning where a child lives and whom a child can have contact with. CAOs are usually sought following the breakdown of a relationship and replace 'contact orders' and 'residence orders'. Their legal basis is under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. See also *Prohibited Steps Order Prohibition refers to the act of prohibiting a certain substance or act. Prohibition may also refer to: * Prohibition of alcohol, periods in several countries during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beve ... * Parental Responsibility Order References {{reflist Family law in the United Kingdom ...
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English Family Law
English family law concerns the law relating to family matters in England and Wales. Family law concerns a host of authorities, agencies and groups which participate in or influence the outcome of private disputes or social decisions involving family law. Such a view of family law may be regarded as assisting the understanding of the context in which the law works and to indicate the policy areas where improvements can be made. The UK is made up of three jurisdictions: Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England and Wales. Each has quite different systems of family law and courts. This article concerns only England and Wales. Family law encompasses divorce, adoption, wardship, child abduction and parental responsibility. It can either be public law or private law. Family law cases are heard in the Family Justice System of England and Wales in both county courts and family proceedings courts (magistrates' court), both of which operate under codes of Family Procedure Rules. There is ...
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Children Act 1989
The Children Act 1989 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which allocates duties to local authorities, courts, parents, and other agencies in the United Kingdom, to ensure children are safeguarded and their welfare is promoted. It centres on the idea that children are best cared for within their own families; however, it also makes provisions for instances when parents and families do not co-operate with statutory bodies. Passage The Children Bill was announced as part of the Queen's Speech on 22 November 1988 and formally introduced to the House of Lords the following day by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. The Bill was given its second reading in the Lords on 6 December, and was passed to the committee stage on 13 December. Committee debates were held on 19 and 20 December and 23 January 1989. It reached the report stage on 2 February, with debates on 6, 7 and 16 February. On 16 March the Bill was given its third reading in the Lords before being passed to the H ...
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Prohibited Steps Order
Prohibition refers to the act of prohibiting a certain substance or act. Prohibition may also refer to: * Prohibition of alcohol, periods in several countries during which the manufacture, transportation, import, export, and sale of alcoholic beverages was or is restricted or illegal ** Prohibitionism in Christianity ** Prohibition in the United States ** Prohibition in Canada * Prohibition of drugs ** War on Drugs, an American term commonly applied to a campaign of prohibition of drugs, military aid, and military intervention, with the stated aim being to reduce the illegal drug trade * Prohibitionism in legal philosophy * Prohibition sign ( "no" symbol), a red circle with a diagonal line through it (running from top left to bottom right), covering a pictogram to indicate something is not permitted * ''Prohibition'' (miniseries), a Ken Burns documentary on the American temperance movement and prohibition * Writ of prohibition, in the United States, an official legal document draf ...
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Parental Responsibility Order
A Parental Responsibility Order is a court order in the United Kingdom that is granted in order to confer parental responsibility upon an individual. Their statutory basis is the Children Act 1989 s4(1).Stretch, R. (2016) ''Q&A Family Law'' Routledge: Abingdon P. 124 See also *Prohibited Steps Order *Child Arrangement Order A Child Arrangement Order or Child Arrangements Order (CAO) is an agreement under English family law concerning where a child lives and whom a child can have contact with. CAOs are usually sought following the breakdown of a relationship and replac ... References Family law in the United Kingdom Parental responsibility (access and custody) {{UK-law-stub ...
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