Children and Families Act 2014 commencement
The provisions of s 11 of the Children and Families Act 2014 (CAFA) (parental involvement) have not yet been commenced as we had anticipated.
Transitional provisions for the CAFA have been made under SI 2014/1042. Family mediation and assessment under s 10 will not apply to an application which has been received by the court before 22 April 2014 but has not been issued. Residence and contact orders already made will be deemed to be s 12 child arrangement orders. Pre-commencement date applications for residence or contact which are still in progress will be deemed to be applications for child arrangement orders. The repeal by s 17 of s 41 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and the civil partnership counterpart will only apply to proceedings issued on or after the commencement date.
