Glossary of terms used on this site

Letter produced to the Court by CAFCASS at the FHDRA to identify safety issues relating to the child. Formerly known as a Schedule 2 Letter.

List of discrepancies and missing information provided during ancillary relief proceedings.

Commonly used document set out as a table in which the respondent addresses allegations made.

Mark placed on a document by the court to indicate that the court has issued it.

Deed between litigant and solicitor that assigns all or part of a capital settlement to the solicitor to cover legal fees.

In Scotland, the equivalent of an English/Welsh Section 8 Order; it may be for Residence, Contact, Specific Issues or an Interdict similar to a Prohibited Steps Order.

Initial assessment undertaken by social services when parents request their involvement.

Voluntary agreement made by parents that a child should be taken into local authority accommodation.

Local authority investigation into a child’s welfare ordered by the judge as part of ongoing family proceedings.

Report undertaken by local authority into a child’s welfare to determine whether safeguarding action should be taken.

Report ordered by the Court from CAFCASS in order to determine the welfare issues of a case.

A court order regulating parental responsibility; it may be for (or to vary) Prohibited Steps, Specific Issues or Child Arrangements.

Order prohibiting the party to whom it applies from making further applications, or applications of a particular kind, for the duration of the order without leave of the Court.

Prohibition preventing the identification of children in proceedings.

Order requiring a named party to disclose the whereabouts of a child.