COVID-19 guidance: Separated Families and Contact with Children in Care
The House of Commons have published some helpful brief information in response to some key questions regarding the impact of the pandemic on separated families, maintenance arrangements and access to children.
Please note that there may be rapid changes to this information as the COVID-19 situation remains fluid. You should seek suitably qualified legal advice as this guidance paper is not intended to address the specific circumstances of any individual or family.
Questions include:
- Can children move between the homes of separated parents
- Rules regarding children required to self-isolate
- Requirements to self-isolate when returning from abroad
- How should parents comply with a court-orders for contact?
- How are child maintenance payments impacted?
- Can I visit my child in care/residential home?
- My child contact centre is closed: What alternatives are being made?
- Where can I go for help and advice?