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Revised Practice Direction 12J - Child Arrangements and Contact Orders: Domestic Abuse and Harm
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Sir James Munby, President of the Family Division, has issued a
revised Practice Direction 12J of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 which came into force on 2 October 2017. The Practice Direction applies to any family proceedings in the Family Court or the High Court and specifically applies to any application made for a Child Arrangements Order or should any question arise about where a child should live, or about contact between a child and a parent or other family member and the court considers that an order should be made.
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