What types of Orders are there?
Residence Orders
A residence order is “an order settling the arrangements to be made as to the person with whom a child is to live”. This can be granted to anyone, and not just a parent.
Shared Residence Orders
A shared residence order is an order shared between two people. They do not necessarily have to live together.
Contact Orders
A contact order decides whether the child should have regular contact with the “contact parent”. This includes meetings, letters, emails, telephone calls and video calls.
The meetings can also be supervised, if there is a fear of endangerment on the child. If the contact is supervised, this is can be done through contact centres or it can be supervised by social services. It should be noted that, even though the parents are separated, the child’s relationship should not be affected with their parents.
Specific Issue Orders
A specific issue order is an order, “determining a specific question that has arisen, or that may arise, in connection with any aspect of parental responsibility for a child”.
This deals with an issue that is a one-off situation, and requires someone to act in a positive manner.
Prohibited Steps Orders
Prohibited Steps Orders prevents a parent from doing something. This order is negative as it tells a parent what he or she cannot do.
If you would like to discuss an Order or any other children matters, please call us on 0207 790 7311 or email us at contact@freemanharris.co,uk.