Child Arrangements

The breakdown of a marriage can be a very difficult time for all, especially when there are children involved. The care for the children is always a top priority. At Integra Solicitors, our law team are sensitive to the needs of the children and will do our upmost to ensure things run as smoothly as possible for them.

Child Arrangement Order

A Child Arrangement Order, CAO, determines who the child/children will live with, when and how they will have contact with the other parent and whether supervised contact or indirect contact is required.

The CAO may state that the child/children is to live with one parent only, or they may have equal time between both households.

Who Can Apply For A Child Arrangement Order?

Either biological parent may apply for a CAO. Likewise a step-parent or legal guardian whom the child has been living with for at least three of the last five years may also apply. Others who wish to apply for a CAO must have the consent of those with parental responsibility or permission from the court.

Ordinarily the order will last until the child reaches the age of 18, unless the court orders an earlier date. The CAO that regulates contact with the child will usually expire when that child reaches the age of 16, but in certain instances can last until they turn 18.

How is the Child Arrangement Order Determined?

The Children Act 1989 provides a list of considerations to assist the court in making a decision, but the priority will always be the welfare of the child.

The court will take into account:

  1. The wishes and feelings of the child/children concerned if they are of an age that they can declare this.
  2. The effect on the child if the court decision were to change their circumstances.
  3. The age, sex and any other characteristics that are relevant about the child.
  4. The child’s physical, emotional and educational needs.
  5. Any risks to the child’s safety or any harm that the child has suffered to date.
  6. The parent’s ability to meet the child’s needs.

Above all the court will need to determine that the order is in the best interests of the child/children concerned.

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We as a company have instructed Integra Solicitors for a number of years now for pretty much all of our commercial law needs. They have advised us on, amongst other things, our £5.5m share acquisition of another children’s care business, multiple commercial property acquisitions and leases, our group restructuring and our shareholders’ agreement. The level of service has never dropped and we would highly recommend Moyen and the team.

My bar/restaurant business has expanded significantly over the last couple of years and Integra Solicitors have acted for me on several leases and business sale and purchases. They are highly responsive and really know their stuff. The Integra team were unfazed by acting opposite large firms and were tough in negotiating key points for me in to the documentation. They are my first port of call for anything legal and I would thoroughly recommend their services.

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My bar/restaurant business has expanded significantly over the last couple of years and Integra Solicitors have acted for me on several leases and business sale and purchases. They are highly responsive and really know their stuff. The Integra team were unfazed by acting opposite large firms and were tough in negotiating key points for me in to the documentation. They are my first port of call for anything legal and I would thoroughly recommend their services.

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When I was let down by a well-known firm of solicitors, I turned to Integra Solicitors more in hope then expectation. I am pleased to say it was one of the best decisions I have ever made. This is the firm I would recommend, I only wish I had turned to them first.

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