Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 33616
Child Arrangements Orders
Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Simon Opher
Labour — Stroud
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of legal mechanisms available to victims of (a) coercive control and (b) other abuse when family courts do not enforce child custody arrangements.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesA 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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