Require review hearings for all Child Arrangements Orders

This review process should be free to the parties and built into the original order, so that distressed parents, often fathers, are not forced to issue fresh applications to the court at great emotional and financial cost simply to enforce an order that already exists. The aim is to ensure orders are working in practice, not just on paper, and to reduce the mental health strain caused by prolonged exclusion and repeated litigation. We think this would better protect children’s relationships with both parents.