Child arrangements, divorce, financial remedy, domestic abuse, and the family court. Written by a solicitor for parents representing themselves.
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Your ex has applied to the family court. Exactly what happens at the first hearing, what CAFCASS will ask, and what your position statement must say.
From the C100 through the FHDRA, CAFCASS call, section 7 report, and final hearing.
12 chapters, 21,000 words. From C100 to final hearing.
Child arrangements orders, parental responsibility, contact, shared custody, and enforcement.
The word custody has not existed in English family law for over 35 years.
Fathers have the same legal standing as mothers.
The C100 is your first communication with the family court.
The first court hearing in child proceedings.
The officer has already spoken to the other parent.
Every family court decision applies the welfare checklist.
CAFCASS, the FHDRA, witness statements, position statements, fact-finding hearings.
The first court hearing in child proceedings.
One of the most important documents in early family proceedings.
Your most important document.
What it should contain and how to structure it.
Determines disputed facts -- usually domestic abuse allegations.
Often the most important document in a contested child case.
No-fault divorce, financial remedy, pension sharing, spousal maintenance, and consent orders.
From the conditional order to the final order.
Pensions are often the most valuable asset in a marriage.
Many divorcing couples think an informal agreement is enough.
When courts order it, how much, and for how long.
Unmarried couples have far fewer rights than they think.
Permission to move, stopping a move, international child abduction, and the Hague Convention.
What the law requires when a parent wants to move.
Prevent removal within the UK or internationally.
The Child Abduction Act 1984 and what to do urgently.
The Hague Convention, ICACU, and what to do in the first 24 hours.
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