Family Law Act 1996 · 1996 c. 27View on legislation.gov.uk
Part IV: Family Homes and Domestic Violence
A child under the age of sixteen may not apply for an occupation order or a non-molestation order except with the leave of the court.
The court may grant leave for the purposes of subsection (1) only if it is satisfied that the child has sufficient understanding to make the proposed application for the occupation order or non-molestation order.
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