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Family law glossary - U

Undertaking      

A promise made by a party during legal proceedings which can be enforced by law.

Unreasonable behaviour

A fact which can be relied upon in divorce proceedings to show that a marriage has irretrievably broken down. The petitioner must show that the respondent’s behaviour has been so unreasonable that the parties can no longer be expected to live together.

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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