Contact in United Kingdom

Definition of Contact

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Contact :

(in family law)

The opportunity for a child to communicate with a person with whom that child is not resident. The degree of contact may range from a telephone call to a long stay or even a visit abroad, and the court may formalize such arrangements by making a contact order (See section 8 orders). A parent being visited by a child may exercise *parental responsibility during the child’s visit. The question of contact after a child has been adopted is becoming a contentious issue.

See also care contact order.