UK Family Law: What to Do When You Can’t Agree—Apply for a Prohibited Steps Order

If you and the other parent can’t agree on a major decision about your child—like relocation, schooling, or medical treatment—you can apply for a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO).

❗ A PSO can legally prevent the other parent from taking a specific action—like moving abroad, changing a child’s name, or blocking contact.

This short video explains what a Prohibited Steps Order is, when to use it, and how it can protect your relationship with your child when you're facing:

Narcissistic abuse

Parental alienation

Post-separation coercive control

💔 Sadly, PSOs are also misused by alienating parents to gain control or freeze out the other parent—turning a protective tool into a weapon.

💡 Learn how this fits within the Power and Control Wheel, and what alienated parents need to know before applying.

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