Child Arrangements Orders

(asked on 30th October 2020) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 18 May 2020 to Question 46555, if he will publish further guidance that clarifies that Child Arrangement Orders can be with extended family members as well as with a parent.


Answered by
Alex Chalk Portrait
Alex Chalk
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
This question was answered on 9th November 2020

Extended family members may apply for a child arrangements order with the permission of the court. General information about making family court applications that involve children and who may apply is published in leaflet CB1 published by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service and available on Gov.Uk.

A child arrangements order can make provision for a child to live with or spend time with a parent or an extended family member, such as a grandparent. In the context of covid-19 and compliance with a child arrangements order that has been made, guidance issued by the President of the Family Division on 24 March 2020 continues to apply. This is available at https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/coronavirus-crisis-guidance-on-compliance-with-family-court-child-arrangement-orders/

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