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Been Cut Off From Your Grandchild? “No Automatic Rights” Does Not Mean No Hope If you are a grandparent who has suddenly been shut out of a grandchild’s life, you may already have been told some version of this: “Grandparents have no rights.” That is too simplistic. In England and Wales, grandparents do not usually have an automatic right to apply for a Child Arrangements Order. But that does not mean the family court cannot help. In most cases, a grandparent must first ask the court for...

Still saying “contact” or “custody”? Family court now uses Child Arrangements Order language — and that shift is about more than wording. Here’s why it matters if you’re applying or already in court.

You do not need a script for a Cafcass safeguarding interview. You do need clarity, specifics and a workable proposal. Here are 10 things that tend to land well — and 10 that don’t.