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Prohibited Steps in Children Law

Prohibited Steps Summary

A prohibited steps order is effectively a direction from the court forbidding a person to take a particular step in respect of a child. This can include, for example, where there is a threat that one parent may take a child away from the other parent.

A prohibited steps order can prevent:

• the child being removed the parent’s care and control
• the child being removed from the jurisdiction of England & Wales

The test is what is in the child’s best interests.

James Maguire is a Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a member of the Law Society’s child abduction panel. He is also on the panel for a number of embassies (including the US Embassy and Canadian High Commission) and British Consulates overseas.

For advice or an informal chat please contact James Maguire by telephone +44 (0) 1625 529456 or by email at james.maguire@family-law.co.uk

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