Family law glossary - H

A child arrangements order (or CAO), is a legal order made by the family court that states where a child will live, and/ or, who a child can spend time with and for how long.  What to do if your child’s parent breaches the child arrangements...

The family court has the power to grant protective orders to victims of domestic abuse, including Non-Molestation Orders and Occupation Orders. Such orders are more commonly referred to as "injunctions". More recently Domestic Abuse...