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Court orders relating to family law

We're seeking views on revised statutory guidance to reflect legislative changes to public and private family law orders.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk

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We are consulting on changes to the statutory guidance on the Children Act 1989. The guidance relates to public and private family law orders and is being updated in light of the Children and Families Bill 2014.

Documents

Court orders relating to family lawapplication/pdf Court order consultation - response formapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Draft statutory guidance on court orders and pre-proceedingsapplication/pdf Annexes to statutory guidance on court ordersapplication/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Consultation on court orders and pre-proceedings: government responseapplication/pdf