Assumption: "(Wardship / Child's Own Application) Once a prohibited steps order is made restricting what a parent can do, the parents can agree between themselves to relax or set it aside if they later agree."
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What People Expect
Parents may believe that once a prohibited steps order is made restricting what one of them can do, they can agree between themselves to relax or set it aside if their views later change.
Court Reality
Once made, only the court can vary or lift a prohibited steps order. Parents cannot informally agree to relax its terms between themselves, however much their own views may have changed.
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The Gap?
"(Wardship / Child's Own Application) Once a prohibited steps order is made restricting what a parent can do, the parents can agree between themselves to relax or set it aside if they later agree."
Court Reality
Once made, only the court can vary or lift a prohibited steps order. Parents cannot informally agree to relax its terms between themselves, however much their own views may have changed.
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