Part II Orders With Respect To Children In Family Proceedings
F4Special guardianship
F114B Special guardianship orders: making
1
Before making a special guardianship order, the court must consider whether, if the order were made—
a
a contact order should also be made with respect to the child, F2. . .
b
any section 8 order in force with respect to the child should be varied or discharged.
F3c
where a contact order made with respect to the child is not discharged, any enforcement order relating to that contact order should be revoked, and
d
where a contact activity direction has been made as regards contact with the child and is in force, that contact activity direction should be discharged.
2
On making a special guardianship order, the court may also—
a
give leave for the child to be known by a new surname;
b
grant the leave required by section 14C(3)(b), either generally or for specified purposes.
Ss. 14A-14G and heading inserted (30.12.2005) by 2002 c. 38, ss. 115(1), 148 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8); S.I. 2005/2213, {art. 2k}