Child Arrangement Order

A Child Arrangement Order or Child Arrangements Order (CAO) [1] is an agreement under English family law concerning where a child lives and whom a child can have contact with. CAOs are usually sought following the breakdown of a relationship and replace 'contact orders' and 'residence orders'. Their legal basis is under section 8 of the Children Act 1989.[2]

Agreement partner may be able to avoid going to court if you agree on:

  • where the children will live
  • how much time they’ll spend with each parent
  • how you’ll financially support your children

This is called making child arrangements (sometimes known as ‘child custody’ or ‘child contact’).

See also

References

  1. ^ UK Government, Making child arrangements if you divorce or separate, accessed 12 March 2021
  2. ^ "Private law cases".
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