Understanding your Court Order

When the courts make a decision, they will often issue a court order. This is a directive to you that gives details of what you must do in order to comply with the judge’s decision. The court order that most people will come into contact with is the CCJ or County Court Judgement.

If you have been taken to court because of an unpaid debt, you will use the small claims court system. After your hearing the court will issue a court order that gives details of when and how much you must pay to clear your debt. If you have debts with more than one creditor, the court can combine their orders into what is called an ‘administration order’, which gives details of the amount you have to pay each month to be shared between your creditors.

The family court can also issue a court order in cases of divorce where the parties cannot agree on the arrangements for their children. The family court can issue a Contact or Residence Order. This will give details of the parents’ visiting rights.

Children can also be protected by the court orders. An emergency protection order can be requested by social services if they think a child is at risk. The court can also issue supervision orders, secure accommodation orders and care orders.

If you have a family member that can no longer make decisions about their finances and other parts of their life, you can go to the Court of Protection and request a court order to take over the day-to-day running of your family member’s affairs. If you do take over these duties you are called a Deputy.

If you would like to obtain legal advice about court orders, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding local solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.