Child Arrangement Orders
Live With and Contact With Orders
Non-Emergency Prohibitive Step Orders (P.S.O.)
Non-Emergency Specific Issue Orders (S.I.O)
Early
Resolution
Everything works better if there is agreement.
Arrangements about your child or children are the same.
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Lisa can help you negotiate those discussions with your ex-partner.
There is a greater emphasis on negotiations, as a member of Resolution Lisa promotes this whenever possible.
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If your case ends up going into the court arena there will be an expectation that resolving differences has been attempted.
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If arrangements can be negotiated and you want a formal court document an application can be made for an agreed order to be 'rubber stamped' by the court. This is called a consent order.
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Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
Live With
Your Application
You may be at the point where an application to the court for clear arrangements for your child or children, is the only way forward.
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The majority of families are expected to attend mediation before court starts. Lisa can refer you to a mediator if needed.
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Arrangements for who your child or children live with are a way of ensuring they have a stable and robust routine. There are many different arrangements that can be made, from a child living with one parent, to the child living with both parents (which doesn't necessarily mean half and half).
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Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
Contact With
Your Application
Is contact with your ex-partner causing you sleepless nights?
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Contact arrangements can become headache, whether you want your child(ren) to have more contact with them or whether things are ad hoc and you would like your child(ren) to have a good routine. A contact with order can provide the framework that you can work around.
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It may be that your child(ren) are living with someone who has a special guardianship order and contact isn't happening or isn't regular, a contact with order may be the right solution.
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A good child arrangement order will put in a structure for your family but allow for your child(ren) to grow up and change.
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Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
Live With
Your Ex's Application
Have you received forms from the court in the post (or by email!).
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They might say that your ex-partner wants your child(ren) to live with them
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There are many different arrangements that can be made, from a child living with one parent, to the child living with both parents (which doesn't necessarily mean half and half).
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Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
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Contact With
Your Ex's Application
Have you received forms from the court in the post (or by email!).
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Contact arrangements can become headache, whether your ex-partner wants contact (or more contact) with your child(ren) or whether things are ad hoc and they would like your child(ren) to have a routine. A contact with order can provide the framework that you can work around.
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A good child arrangement order will put in a structure for your family but allow for your child(ren) to grow up and change.
Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
Non Emergency P.S.O.
A prohibitive Steps Order (known as a PSO), is an order that stops something happening.
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It can stop the following from taking place:
• Stopping your child being taken abroad
• Stopping your child getting a new surname.
• Stopping your child moving to another place.
• Stopping your child from changing school.
• And so on...
Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.
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Non Emergency S.I.O.
A Specific Issues Order (know as S.I.O.) is an order that makes something happen.
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It could order the following:
• Stating that your child(ren) has to be returned to your care.
• Ordering an immunisation to happen.
• And so on...
Fill in a form for Lisa to contact you or book an hour initial appointment with Lisa - it's free with no obligation.