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  • AnnulTo declare no longer...
  • Cafcass Cafcass is an organisation that represents children in family court cases in England. It is independent of the courts and social services. In private law proceedings it operates to offer guidance to the court by way of undertaking safeguarding checks and...
  • Calderbank LetterThis is a letter making an offer of settlement prior to the case going to hearing, similar to a Part 36...
  • Care OrderThis is an order which places a child in the care of the local...
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  • Clean break This is where financial matters are agreed by the parties in full and final settlement and there is no ongoing financial arrangement between them either in terms of income or...
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  • Guardian ad Litem aka Children's guardian A Guardian ad Litem, or Children’s guardian, is a person who is appointed by the court to fairly and competently conduct proceedings on behalf of a child. They are appointed for children who are the subject of, and party to, certain types of family...
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  • Interim Care OrderThis places a child in the care of the local authority on an interim basis whilst the family is assessed and until the court can make a final...
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  • Nominal MaintenanceA maintenance order which consists of a very small amount that it is not anticipated will be paid (simply to retain keep maintenance...
  • Occupation OrderThis decides who should live in a home after there has been violence or...
  • Party CitedA person is brought into divorce proceedings, with whom the Respondent is alleged to have committed...
  • Pension attachmentThis allows the Court to make an Order directing Pension Trustees to pay a percentage of the lump sum or pension on maturity to the person named in the Order (previously knoan as...
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  • PetitionA method of commencing divorce...
  • Police Protection OrderThis is where the police place a child under police protection if they think that the child is in immediate...
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  • Pre Nuptial AgreementAn agreeement before marriage takes place, as to how assets should be split if a marriage breaks down - it is generally not enforced by British...
  • Private Law Proceedings This is the term used to describe applications made to the court by private individuals (e.g. parents, grandparents or siblings) for orders in relation to children. This might relate to where a child lives, how much or whether the child sees the applicant...
  • Prohibited Steps OrderThis is a court order prohibiting the person specified in the order from taking a certain step - eg. to prevent a parent removing a child from the court's...
  • Proprietary Estoppel Proprietary estoppel is a fair, or equitable, remedy to stop the legal owner of a property from asserting their strict legal positon when it would be unfair or inequitable for him to do so. For a successful claim of proprietary estoppel, the claimant must...
  • ResidenceThis refers to where and with whom a child...
  • Secured periodical paymentsWhere periodical payments are secured by the investment of a capital...
  • Special Guardianship OrderAn order which gives the holder parental responsibility for a child and which allows them to use that to the exclusion of any other person with parental...
  • Statement of ArrangementsA form setting out the details of arrangements for the children after the...
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  • Wardship OrderThe order ensures that custody of the minor is held by the Court with everyday care of the minor being carried out by an individual or local authority, with all decisions regarding the upbringing of the minor to be approved by the...
  • Yardstick of EqualityThis is a principle applied for sharing the value of the assets left after the needs of the parties for housing, child care and day to day living costs have been...
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