Term | Main definition |
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National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) | A charity which can become involved in family cases in the role of children’s guardians as an alternative to CAFCASS. |
Needs, Wishes & Feelings | A report conducted by CAFCASS in order to determine the child’s ‘ascertainable wishes and feelings’ and his ‘physical, emotional and educational needs’.
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Neglect | Persistent failure to meet a child’s physical or emotional needs, resulting in impairment to health or development. |
Neutral Citation | System of classifying cases introduced in 2001 which consists of the name of the case and the year and court in which it was heard. |
No Further Action (NFA) | Formula used by the police when there is insufficient evidence to justify charging or cautioning a suspect. |
No-Delay Principle | Principle in Section 1(2) of the Children Act that delay in the court process be kept to a minimum. |
No-Fault Divorce | Removal from divorce legislation of the long-standing requirement that the petitioner prove the respondent to be at fault in some way. |
No-Order Principle | Principle that the Court should not make any order in respect of a child unless doing so is better for the child than making no order at all. |
Non-Accidental | Injury to a child which cannot be explained as accidental. |
Non-Cohabitation | In Scotland the condition of living separately for a specified period to qualify for divorce. |
Non-Molestation Order (NMO or “Non-Mol”) | Injunctive order, preventing the respondent engaging in behaviour which the applicant finds distressing. |
NonResident Parent (NRP) | Purely financial term used to describe the parent with liability for paying child support. |
North Yorkshire Declaration | The early decision to rule out the child’s biological parents as suitable carers. |
Notice of Proceedings | Form on which the Court informs the respondent of the application or petition. |
Nullity | State of a marriage rendered null by a court ruling. |