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Removing a Child Permanently from England and Wales

• The Law-Removing a Child permanently from England and Wales
• DIY Application to remove a Child from the Jurisdiction

The Law

Guardians/Special Guardians

• Guardians Law
• Special Guardians Law
• Template of a Guardian Deed
• Deed of Appointment preparation service

Prohibited Steps and Specific Issues Orders

Specific Issue Orders


When parents cannot decide about a particular issue relating to their childs upbringing, an application may be made for the Court to decide the issue and make a Specific Issue Order.

Maintenance of Children

• The Law
• Application to vary a maintenance order

All parents, married or not, have a legal obligation to financially support their children, usually until either the child’s 19th birthday or until completion of their full time education. The obligation is not effected by separation or divorce and applies equally to married and unmarried parents.

Contact Orders

Contact orders say who the person looking after the child must let the child see, stay with or receive messages from (letters, telephone calls etc ).

Care Proceedings law

At times, due either to genuine concerns about children, or as a consequence of a breakdown of relationships between parents and social workers, a social services department will seek care or additional powers over children.
To obtain such an Order it is necessary for Social Services to establish to a Court that the children will suffer ‘significant harm’ if action is not taken.

The Children Act 1989 lays down the circumstances under a child may be taken into care or a supervision order made. The necessary criteria are:

Parental Responsibility