Hartnell Chanot: Divorce/Family Law Solicitors Exeter, Devon

Prohibited Steps Order

Decisions involving your children cannot be made without the  Court's consent.

A prohibited steps order prevents the other parent from doing something without the consent of the Court, for example you would apply for this order to prevent the mother from abducting your child by removing your child from England and Wales.

A prohibited steps order requires that the prohibited areas must be specified in the order, and it can be made on its own or alongside a residence or contact order. It can only relate to Parental Responsibility matters, and could be used to:-

• prevent a change of surname:
• to prevent the mother from enrolling a child at school:
  
• or from preventing a child receiving medical treatment