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This shall not be construed as legal advice. This is a resource designed to provide you with information that can relate to your situation. Do you understand and agree that this is not legal advice?* This field is required.© 2024, Mark Potkewitz, John McCord
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The Pathfinder tool will present you with a series of questions relevant to your situation and to your relationship to the child. The tool can only deal with one issue at a time so if you have more than one child or want information on different issues you may need to use the tool more than once or restart the tool.* This field is required.
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Does the Child live in Northern Ireland?* This field is required.
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Sorry, this tool only works for children who live in Northern Ireland. Click here for more information.* This field is required.
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Will the child turn 16 years old within the next 4 months?* This field is required.
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Generally, the courts will not issue an Order relating to a child over the age of 16 years old unless there are exceptional circumstances. If the child is almost 16, you should consider that this process can take several months. Click here for more information* This field is required.
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What is your relationship to the child?* This field is required..
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What do you want to find out about? Select one option* This field is required.
Try to reach an agreement without going to court
Apply to the court
Respond to something I received
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What would you like to do? Select one option* This field is required.
Find information and template to preparing a document directed by the court
Find a court form or court rules
Find information on preparing for a court hearing
Find information about support groups or lay advisor (McKenzie Friend)
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Which document do you want to prepare? Select one option* This field is required.
Affidavit
Statement of Evidence/Witness Statement
Position Statement
Skeleton Argument
Court Bundle
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For information on preparing court documents click here. We have also created a template library containing a number of examples of useful forms and documents that you may need during family proceedings. Click here to navigate to the template library.* This field is required.
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What are you looking for? Select one option* This field is required.
C1 Application for an Order to Family Proceeding Court
C2 Application for an Order or directions to Family Proceedings Court
C1 Application for an Order to the Family Care Centre or High Court
C2 Application for an order or directions to Family Care Centre or High Court
Notice of Appeal to Family Care Centre
Notice of Appeal to High Court
Court Rules
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Parental Responsibility Agreement
Form 269 (Enforcement in County Court)
Contempt Summons
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Click here for Notice of Appeal to HM Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland and information on the process.
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What information are you searching for? select one option* This field is required.
Preparing your case
Giving evidence and cross-examination
Submitting and receiving documents
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For information on giving evidence and cross-examination click here.* This field is required.
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For information on submitting and receiving court documents click here.* This field is required.
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Sorry, we are still adding to the Pathfinder Tool. Please leave feedback about what you are searching for so we can improve our options.* This field is required.
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Information on court offices can be found here
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What you would like to do? Select one option* This field is required.
Request a Contact Order
Request a Residence/Shared Residence Order
Enforce an existing court Order
Request to change or cancel a Court Order
Request a Prohibited Steps Order
Request a Specific Issue Order
Apply for a Declaration of Parentage
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Information about the types of courts order you may be able to apply for can be found here
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What information would you like? Select one option* This field is required.
Lay advisor/McKenzie Friend
Support/Advice organisations
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If you are unrepresented you can seek the assistance of a McKenzie Friend to support and assist you in the proceedings. For information about McKenzie Friend's and how to make an application to court for the assistance of a McKenzie Friends click here.* This field is required.
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Click here for some useful links to support groups or advice organisations who may be able to help you.* This field is required.
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For useful links to find legal representation click here.* This field is required.
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Child Maintenance
Relocate with child
Make an arrangement without going to court or get information on alternatives to court
Divorce
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This tool is designed to give procedural information on family court proceedings relating to child arrangements and process. For information about domestic violence, click here.
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This tool is designed to give procedural information on family court proceedings relating to child arrangements and process. For information about Child Maintenance, including a link to a Child Maintenance Calculator, click here* This field is required.
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This tool is designed to give procedural information on family court proceedings relating to child arrangements and process. For information about getting a divorce or dissolving a civil partnership, click here.* This field is required.
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We haven't yet fully built out the process for relocating with a child. For more information on relocation, click here.* This field is required.
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There exist a number of options and alternatives to going to court. For more information click here. For links to advice for families breaking up and support services click here.* This field is required.
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You can find court and family forms here. We have also created a template library of some family forms templates and useful examples of court documents. Click here to navigate to the template library page.* This field is required.
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Information about preparing for court hearing can be found here.* This field is required.
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Information about giving evidence and cross-examination can be found here.* This field is required.
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Sorry, we haven't built out any other options yet. Please leave feedback on what you are here to do so that we can try to improve the Pathfinder tool.* This field is required.
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What are you here to do? Please select one option* This field is required.
Try to reach an agreement without going to court
Apply to the court
Respond to something I received
Appeal a decision or Order
Find information about court forms, documents or court process
My case is currently before the Court and I want to make an application or file a document
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What you would like to do? Select one option* This field is required.
Make an application for Parental Responsibility
Request a Contact Order
Request a Residence/Shared Residence Order
Enforce an existing court Order
Request to change or cancel a Court Order
Request a Prohibited Steps Order
Request a Specific Issue Order
Apply for a Declaration of Parentage Order
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If there is a question or dispute over a child's parentage, you can ask to the court to establish the legal parentage of a child which will confirm the identity of the child's parents. For more information click here.
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Are you named as the father on the child's birth certificate?* This field is required.
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If you want to get parental responsibility, here's the process.* This field is required.
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If you're named as the child's father on the birth certificate, then you have Parental Responsibility. For more information about parental responsibility click here.* This field is required.
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If you do not have parental responsibility, you can apply for parental responsibility when you are applying for a contact Order. Here's the process to apply for parental responsibility.* This field is required.
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If the court issues a residence or shared residence order in your favour, you will automatically obtain parental responsibility for the child. However, the court may not grant the residence order, so you may want to consider applying for parental responsibility when you apply to the court for a residence order.* This field is required.
Proceed to request a residence Order
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What are you here to do? Select one option* This field is required.
Try to reach an agreement without going to court
Apply for Parental Responsibility
Apply for Contact
Apply for Residence
I have Parental Responsibility and would like to do something else
Apply for a Specific Issue Order
Apply for a Prohibited Steps Order
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For information about obtaining Parental Responsibility for a child click here.* This field is required.
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If you have lived in the same residence as the child for the last 3 years, you may not need the Court's permission before you apply for an Order. However, in most circumstances, you will likely need the court's permission before you can make an application for a court Order. The process for seeking the Court's permission to apply for a contact Order can be found here.* This field is required.
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What did you receive? Select one option* This field is required.
A Summons or another application from the Court
Correspondence from a solicitor
Correspondence from the other parent or another relative or person
A Notice of Appeal
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We have only designed this tool to handle a limited number of use cases. If you have received a letter from a Local Authority or Health Trust, you should seek legal advice. You may qualify for legal aid to help you with any proceedings and may want to consult with a solicitor.* This field is required.
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A summons will usually include a copy of the application filed by the other side and will specify a date to attend Court. If you are unable to attend court on the date listed, you may be able to request that it be rescheduled. Did you receive a Summons or something else, like a C2 application?* This field is required.
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I received a C2 application
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Have you sent an email or letter to the person with whom the child lives about your request for contact?* This field is required.
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You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact and to try to reach an agreement. Further information can be found here. If you still cannot reach agreement, you will likely need to apply to the Court for a contact Order but you will require permission of the family court. Click here for information on how to apply.* This field is required.
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Have they agreed to your request? Select one of the options* This field is required.
They have agreed to part of my request
They have agreed to all of my request
They have not agreed to any of my request
It has been more than 3 weeks, and they have not responded to my request
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It sounds like you will need to apply for a contact order and will need permission from the Court to apply. If the Court grant's permission, the application for contact will be heard. For more information click here.* This field is required.
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Are you satisfied with the arrangements?* This field is required.
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It sounds like you and the parent can agree on child arrangements. You may want to have the agreed arrangements in writing. If you would like to have the informal contact agreement made into a formal court order, you can apply to the nearest family court to where the child lives to have the arrangements approved in a court Order. This will require a court application and you will require permission of the Court to apply. For information on how to apply, click here.* This field is required.
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If you do not have parental responsibility you will have to seek permission from the court to apply for the Specific Issue Order through a Form C2. For information on specific issue orders, click here. For information and template of Form C2 click here.* This field is required.
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If you do not have parental responsibility will have to seek permission from the courts to apply for the Prohibited Steps Order through Form C2. For information on Prohibited Steps Order, click here.* This field is required.
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For more information about responding to a summons, click here.* This field is required.
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If you received a C2 application this will detail what directions or Order the other party are requesting and the reasons why. The C2 application will be listed for hearing or heard during the next review of the case. You should consider if you agree with the application and whether you can reach agreement on the request of the other party. If you do not agree, the application will usually be heard by the Court and you should be prepared to give reasons why you do not agree or oppose the application. For information on trying to reach an agreement and responding to a court application, click here.* This field is required.
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If you received correspondence from a solicitor representing the other side, you may want to instruct a solicitor. You can try to agree arrangements with the solicitor representing the other parent. If you cannot agree, then it may end up in court. For information on agreeing arrangements, alternatives to court and responding to court click here.* This field is required.
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If you received correspondence from another parent/person, you can try to agree arrangements or use alternatives such as mediation to seek resolution. If you cannot agree, then it may end up in court. You may want to consider instructing a solicitor. For information on alternatives to court, agreeing arrangements and responding to Court, click here.* This field is required.
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Do you agree with the Court's Decision? Select from the list which is most appropriate.* This field is required.29d Notice of Appeal
I agree with the Court's decision in full
I agree with the outcome but not the reasons
I do not agree with the Court's decision
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If you feel that the decision should not be appealed may want to instruct a solicitor because the Court may allow the appeal. The Notice of Appeal that you receive should list the grounds upon which the other side wishes to appeal the decision. It is likely that they will seek changes to the Court's final order. For more information on appeals, click here.* This field is required.
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If you agree with the Court's Order but not its reasoning, you can file a Respondent's notice in writing stating the grounds that you wish to rely on within 14 days of receipt of the Notice of Appeal. You may want to instruct a solicitor as the appeal's process can be confusing. For more information on appeals, click here.* This field is required.
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If you do not agree with the Court's Order, you can file a Respondent's notice in writing stating the grounds that you wish to rely on within 14 days of receipt of the Notice of Appeal. For more information on appeals, click here.* This field is required.
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What would you like to do?* This field is required.
Seek court directions or an Order
Apply to be a party
Cease to be a party
Prepare a document directed by the Court
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Just checking you have a live case! This means that the case has been listed for a hearing but there has been no final decision or Order.
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For information on Form C2 on how to apply for an Order or directions in ongoing proceedings click here. You can also download Form C2 here.* This field is required.
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Click here to for a template or to find more information about a Statement of Evidence.* This field is required.
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Click here to find template or to find more information on a Position Statement.* This field is required.
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This tool only handles a number of use cases. If you have received something that does not fall into the prior listed categories, you may want to seek legal advice. Please leave feedback so we can develop new pathways and improve the Pathfinder Tool.* This field is required.
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Are you appealing a decision that was issued within the last 14 days?* This field is required.
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It sounds like you are seeking to appeal a decision outside of the procedural time limits, which is 14 calendar days, unless you are appealing to the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. If you have good reason for not filing your appeal within the 14 day limit and intend to appeal, then you should file your appeal as soon as possible. The Court will ask you the reasons why you did not file within the 14 day period. If the Court accepts yours reasons, it will extend time to allow your appeal to be heard. For general information on appeals can be click here. Otherwise you can proceed to get information on how to appeal below.* This field is required.
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Are you appealing a decision made by the Family Proceedings Court?* This field is required.
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Information on the process of appealing a decision of the Family Proceedings Court to the Family Care Centre can be found here. You can download Notice of Appeal here.* This field is required.
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Are you appealing a decision made by the Family Care Centre?* This field is required.
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Is this the first time you have appealed this final order.* This field is required.Note that the Family Care Centre may make multiple final orders and you may be seeking to appeal only one of them.
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Are you appealing a decision made by the High Court?* This field is required.
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It sounds like you are seeking to appeal a decision of the Family Care Centre which was on appeal from the Family Proceedings Court. If the Family Care Centre has made a decision relating to an appeal from the lower court, the High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear a further appeal. This means there is no further route of appeal of the decision.* This field is required.
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It sounds as though your case was transferred to the Family Care Centre or else began in the Family Care Centre. Select from the options below.* This field is required.
The case was transferred to the Family Care Centre
The case began in the Family Care Centre
The Family Care Centre is hearing an appeal of a decision of the Family Proceedings Court
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You have 14 days to appeal. Information on the process of appealing a decision of the Family Care Centre to the High Court of Justice can be found here. You can download a Notice of Appeal here.* This field is required.
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It sounds like you are seeking to appeal a decision of the Family Care Centre which was on appeal from the Family Proceedings Court. If the Family Care Centre has made a decision relating to an appeal from the lower court, the High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear a further appeal. This means there is no further route of appeal of the decision.* This field is required.
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You have 21 days to appeal. For information on the process of appealing a decision of the High Court to Her Majesty's Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland Click Here.* This field is required.
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Are you appealing a decision made by HM Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland?* This field is required.
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You need to seek leave for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom within 14 days of the Court's final order. If permission is refused, you can petition the Supreme Court directly. For further information click here. You may want to instruct a solicitor or obtain advice on your appeal from the Human Rights Commission for Northern Ireland.* This field is required.
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Are you seeking to appeal a decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom?* This field is required.
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This process is very complex and we have not built out this pathway due to the complexity. You may want to obtain legal advice or raise the issues of your appeal with the Human Rights Commission for Northern Ireland.* This field is required.
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If you do not want to appeal, or have no grounds for appeal, it seems like you have no further legal route. If you are unsure, you could seek independent legal advice or raise your case with an organisation such as the Human Rights Commission for Northern Ireland.* This field is required.
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Are there ongoing Court proceedings relating to arrangements for the child? For example, the other party has made an application for residence.* This field is required.
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Have you sent an email or letter to the person with whom the child lives about your request for contact arrangements?* This field is required.
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If there are ongoing proceedings, you may want to see if the other party will agree to arrangements which can be approved by the Court in an Order. For more information click here. You can also then inform the Court of the arrangements you seek during the proceedings and ask the Court to make an interim Order for the arrangements. If you are seeking to change arrangements during proceedings, you can make the request to the other side and Court during hearings or you can formally seek directions through a C2 application. For further information on making this application click here.* This field is required.
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If there are ongoing proceedings, and the other party has agreed with your written request then you can seek to have the arrangements approved by the Court in an Order. If the other party has not agreed then you can put your proposals before the Court during the proceedings. If you are seeking a change in arrangements during the proceedings, you can ask the other party to agree them and put them before the Court. You can also formally seek directions or Order through a C2 application. To make a C2 application for an Order or directions click here.* This field is required.
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Which best describes your reason for applying for a Residence Order?* This field is required.
I'm applying in response to something filed by another parent/person
There is no existing order regarding the Child's residence and no proceedings relating to the child
There are currently no court proceedings relating to the child
Circumstances relating to the child have changed
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You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact or to try to reach an agreement. If you still cannot reach agreement, or the other person does not respond, you may need to apply to the family court nearest to where the child lives for a contact Order. Further information can be found on trying to reach an agreement and the process of how to apply to the court can be found here.* This field is required.
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Have they agreed to your request?* This field is required.
They have agreed to part of my request
They have agreed to all of my request
They have not agreed to any of my request
It has been more than 2 weeks and they have not responded
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You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact or to try to reach an agreement. If you still cannot reach agreement, or the other person does not respond, you may need to apply to the family court for contact Order. Further information can be found on trying to reach an agreement and the process of how to apply to the court can be found here.* This field is required.
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If you and the other parent or person can agree on child arrangements, then you will likely not need to go to Court. You may want to have the arrangements in writing. However, if you would like to have the informal contact agreement made into a formal court order, you can apply to the family court to have the agreed arrangements approved by the court. This will require an application to the Court. For information on how to apply, click here.* This field is required.
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Are you satisfied with the arrangements agreed upon?* This field is required.
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There exist a number of options besides going to court. For more information click here. Have you considered Alternative Dispute Resolution options such as mediation?* This field is required.
Yes, but the other side did not/would not agree
No, but I'd like to learn more
I would like to proceed through the Courts
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If you have not been able to reach agreement, you will likely need to make an application to the nearest family court to where the child lives. For information on how to apply, click here.* This field is required.
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There exist a number of options and alternatives to court. For more information on alternatives to going to court, click here.* This field is required.
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If the other party has commenced proceedings, you should indicate in the C4 Acknowledgement form that you intend to apply for an Order (by answering 'Yes' to question 8). You can then inform the Court of the Order you seek during the proceedings and in your legal papers. You can also try to establish whether the other parent will agree to the making of a residence Order in your favour. If they do not agree, then the Court will decide on the residence of the child.* This field is required.
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Have you sent an email or letter to the other parent/person with parental responsibility asking for them to agree to your request for a Residence Order.* This field is required.
YESNO
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Is there an existing Residence Order?* This field is required.
YESNO
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Is there a restriction in force, such as a179(14) Order that has not expired, that would prevent you from applying to the court for a Residence Order without seeking permission of the Court.* This field is required.
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If the child is living with you, or there has been a change of circumstances in the residence of the child, you may be able to apply to the court for a Residence Order. Is there a restriction in force, such as a 179(14) Order that has not expired, that would prevent you from seeking apply without seeking permission of the Court?* This field is required.
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No
I'm not sure
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Have they agreed to a Residence Order in your favour?* This field is required.
Yes
No
They have not responded
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You may not need to resolve this issue through the Court system. You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact or to try to reach an agreement. If you still cannot reach agreement, or the other person does not respond, you may need to apply to the family court nearest to where the child lives for contact Order. Further information can be found on trying to reach an agreement and the process of how to apply to the court can be found here .* This field is required.
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If a restriction is still in force, you will likely need the Court's permission before you can make an application. Click here for information on restrictions. You will likely need need to complete a Form C2 and pay application fee. If the Court grant's permission, it will hear your application. For information on seeking permission from the court to apply for an Order click here.* This field is required.
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You may not need to resolve this issue through the Court system. You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact or to try to reach an agreement. If you still cannot reach agreement, or the other person does not respond, you may need to apply to the nearest family court to where the child lives for contact Order. Further information can be found on trying to reach an agreement and the process of how to apply to the court can be found here .* This field is required.
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If you are not sure whether there is a restriction in place, you can contact the court office and ask them to confirm if there is a restriction in place. Click here for further information. Information on court offices can be found on this link "Court office information".* This field is required.
There is no restriction in force
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If they have agreed to a Residence Order then you may want to obtain the agreement in writing and apply to the Court to have this approved by the court. For general information on how to apply to court, click here.* This field is required.
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There exist a number of options besides going to court. For more information click here. Have you considered Alternative Dispute Resolution options.* This field is required.
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If they have not responded within 2-3 weeks, and you have not been able to reach agreement, it sounds like you may need to make an application to the nearest family court to where the child lives. For information on how to apply click here.* This field is required.
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If you have not been able to reach agreement, you will likely need to make an application to the nearest family court to where the child lives. For further information on how to apply click here.* This field is required.
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There exist a number of options and alternatives to going to court. For more information on alternatives to going to court, click here.* This field is required.
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For information on the process of applying for enforcement of an Order at the Family Care Centre, click here.* This field is required.
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Are there currently court proceedings about the child before the Court?* This field is required.
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If there are currently proceedings before the court about the child, you may want to write to the other party to remind them of their obligations to comply with the court order. You should also have the opportunity to raise this issue to the Court at your next scheduled review. You can also seek the Courts directions in relation to the non-compliance by seeking directions through a Form C2.* This field is required.
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Have you sent an email or letter to the other parent (or their solicitor if they are legally represented) to remind them of the need to comply with the court Order?* This field is required.
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The family court will often ask whether you have tried to work the issue out without the involvement of the court. You can write to the other party (of if they are represented their solicitor) about their failure to comply with the Court's order and to remind them of the need to follow the Order. If you feel it is appropriate, you can apply for enforcement.* This field is required.
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If they have not responded to your request within 2 weeks, and have not complied with the terms of the court Order, then you may need to seek enforcement of the Court Order. Which court made the Order?* This field is required.
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Information on the process of applying for enforcement of a contact Order in the Family Proceedings Court is available here. For our template library, including Summons and Forms, click here.* This field is required.
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For information on the process of applying for enforcement of a contact Order of the Family Care Centre Click here. For further information or to download a template of Affidavit or Form 269, click here.* This field is required.
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For information on the process of applying for enforcement of a contact Order of the High Court click here. To download a template of Affidavit click here or further information on enforcement and Affidavits visit our website here.* This field is required.
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Are there proceedings before the family court relating to the child?* This field is required.
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Is there a restriction currently in force, such as a179(14) Order that has not expired, that would prevent you from seeking to change or cancel (discharge) an Order without seeking permission of the Court. Is there such a restriction in place?* This field is required.
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If it is still in force, you will likely need the Court's permission before you can make an application. Information on restrictions can be found here. For information on seeking to change or cancel (discharge) an Order, click here. For further on seeking permission to apply for an Order click here.* This field is required.
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You may want to write to the parent with whom the child lives by email or letter to request contact or to try to reach an agreement. If you still cannot reach agreement, or the other person does not respond, you may need to apply to the nearest family court to where the child lives for contact Order. Further information can be found here .* This field is required.
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If you are not sure whether there is a restriction in place, you can contact the court office and ask them to confirm if there is a restriction in place. Click here for further information. Information on court offices can be found on this link "Court office information".* This field is required.
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If you are a parent, guardian or have parental responsibility for the child you can apply for a Prohibited Steps Order which is used to prevent a parent from taking actions involving a child, rather than giving them permission to do so. This includes, for example, a parent moving a child from their home or local area or from their school. For more information on Prohibited Steps Orders click here. To find out how to apply, click here.* This field is required.
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If there are ongoing proceedings relating to the child, for example contact or residence, you can apply for this Order through Form C2. Information on court orders can be found here. For template and information on Form C2, click here.* This field is required.
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Information on Court offices can be found here. Our website also has lots of information and useful links, you can visit the website here.
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If you are a parent, guardian or have parental responsibility for the child and are seeking a Specific Issue Order from the court, you should first have tried to resolve the issue with the other parent. You can apply for this Order where those with parental responsibility have been unable to agree on the issue and require the court to decide, for example, the child's schooling, medical treatment, travel. For more information on Specific Issue Orders click here, or to find out how to apply, click here.* This field is required.
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Are there ongoing family court proceedings relating to the child?* This field is required.
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