A Specific Issue Order is a order made under Section 8 of The Children Act 1989. A Specific Issue Order is an order to give direction to answer a specific question about an aspect of parental responsibility.
A Specific Issue Order is a order made under Section 8 of The Children Act 1989. A Specific Issue Order is an order to give direction to answer a specific question about an aspect of parental responsibility, such as -
• What surname the child should have
• What school the child should attend
• If the child should receive medical treatment
• How religion should be included in the child’s upbringing
• Whether a parent can take the child abroad for a holiday or other family reason
• Whether aparent can take a child to live abroad permenantly.
Applications for a Specific Issue Order are made using form C100 and you will need to pay a fee of £200.
Orders made under section 8 only apply to issues of parental responsibility and cannot be applied to issues that only concern the adults in the case.
