Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 33614

Child Arrangements Orders

Tabled: 25 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Simon Opher

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to review (a) the requirement to pay fees to initiate legal action when child custody court orders are breached and (b) other financial barriers to enforcing those orders.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

A Child Arrangement Order may be made by the family court to specify whom a child should live with, spend time with or otherwise have contact with.If the court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that a person has failed to comply with a Child Arrangemen...

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