Summary of family proceedings priorities during coronavirus (COVID-19)

• divorce—urgent applications and decrees absolute

'Work that must be done' in the Court of Protection includes:

• urgent applications

• serious medical treatment cases

• deprivation of Liberty

• form COP1 Statutory Wills – where person is near end of life

• safeguarding applications via the Office of the Public Guardians

‘Work that will be done’ includes:

• gatekeeping and allocation referrals—care

• gatekeeping and allocation referrals—private

• other family care orders/documents/emails

• Court of Protection—welfare cases

‘Work that we will do our best to do’ includes:

• other family private law orders/documents/emails

• adoption orders

• divorce

• financial remedy

• Court of Protection—property and affairs

• probate

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