Urgent Court Order to prevent a child being removed from the UK

Under Section 8 of the Children’s Act 1989, there are three different types of orders that a Court can make in relation to children:

1. A child arrangements order
2. A prohibited steps order
3. A specific issue order

A ‘prohibited steps order’ (PSO) is an Order from the Court preventing one parent from taking steps that they could otherwise take using their parental responsibility. A PSO deals with a specific issue that has arisen.

Recently, we obtained an urgent PSO application to prevent a child being removed from the UK by the mother. We made an ex-parte (without notice) application and the Order was granted within 24 hours.

 At George Green LLP our specialist Family Solicitors are experts in advising clients in respect of prohibited steps order and the options available to them. If you would like any further information or advice or if you wish to discuss your matter in a free initial telephone consultation call Mark Vandaele on 01902 796930 (mvandaele@georgegreen.co.uk) at our Wolverhampton office or Rachel Baker on 01384 340 580 (rbaker@georgegreen.co.uk at our Cradley Heath office.