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Family law glossary - T

Tenancy in common     

Two or more people having separate shares in land. If one party dies their share forms part of their estate rather than passing automatically to the surviving tenant (as with joint tenants).

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The Child Focused Court

The Child Focused Court is a new way of running cases in the family court in private family matters. Its aim is to get fairer and faster justice for children. The Child Focused courts are a procedural change, the law that applies to private law children...

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What is a child arrangements order?

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...

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Family reorder

  • Victoria Gethin
  • Rachel Benett
  • Emma Roberts​​
  • Tim Galbraith
  • ​​Gwyneth John​
  • Jackie Price
  • Nicola Clayton
  • Bethany Corday​​
  • Amy Jones
  • Victoria Melluish
  • Lauren Day
  • Kath Geere​​
  • Catherine Gaskell​
  • Stephen Jones
  • Jack Chapman
  • Nicola Horrocks
  • Catherine Hill
  • Claire Pilling
  • Meerab Mazhar
  • Sally Smith
  • Jessica Macaulay
  • Katie Cook
  • Lucy Hesketh