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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parenting Agreement
A Parenting Agreement is a written agreement between parents concerning arrangements for their children after separation or divorce.
The agreement may deal with matters such as residence, contact, financial support, education, and healthcare.
The concept was proposed by the Family Justice Review in 2012 to encourage cooperative parenting.
Although not necessarily legally binding, the agreement may be used as evidence in future legal disputes.
Parenting agreements aim to promote stability and reduce conflict affecting children.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parenting Order
A parenting order is an order made under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 requiring parents or guardians to comply with specified conditions.
The purpose of the order is to prevent offending behaviour by a child under the age of 16.
The order may require parents to attend counselling or parenting courses designed to improve parenting skills.
A parenting order can last for up to 12 months.
The law is based on the idea that poor parental supervision may contribute to youth offending.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parents’ Liability


Parents’ liability refers to the legal responsibility parents may bear for harm caused by their children.


Parents are generally not automatically liable for torts committed by their children.


However, parents may be liable for their own negligence if they fail properly to supervise or train young children.


In determining a child’s negligence, the standard applied is that expected from an average child of the same age.


Parents may also be ordered by a court to pay fines imposed on their children for criminal offences.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parish
A parish is a local government area in England outside Greater London.
Parishes form divisions within districts, although not every district is divided into parishes.
Many parishes have elected parish councils responsible for minor local government functions.
Such functions may include providing allotments, recreation grounds, and public facilities.
A parish council may designate itself as a town council and its chairman as a town mayor.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Pareto Efficiency


Pareto efficiency is an economic concept used in the economic analysis of law.


A change is Pareto efficient if at least one person becomes better off while no one becomes worse off.


A situation reaches Pareto optimality when no further improvement can occur without disadvantaging another person.


The concept was developed by the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto.


Pareto efficiency is commonly compared with concepts such as Kaldor-Hicks efficiency and the Coase theorem.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parent With Care
A parent with care is the parent who primarily lives with and looks after a child.
The term is commonly used in relation to child support maintenance arrangements.
The parent with care is generally the person entitled to receive child maintenance payments from the non-resident parent.
The concept is important in family law and child support administration.
The term has largely been replaced in some contexts by updated child maintenance terminology.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Partition
Partition refers to the formal division of property or authority into separate parts.
In land law, it commonly means dividing land held jointly so that each co-owner receives an individual share separately owned.
Partition may occur voluntarily by deed or by court order.
The term may also refer to the division of territory between governments or the allocation of governmental powers between federal and state authorities.
In company law, partition may describe the transfer or division of different business undertakings into separate companies.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Parties


The term parties refers to persons involved in a legal transaction or legal proceedings.


In contract law, the parties are those entering into the agreement, deed, or other legal arrangement.


In civil litigation, the parties are generally the claimant and defendant.


In criminal proceedings, the parties are typically the prosecution and the defendant.


Rules regarding joinder of parties determine when additional persons may or must be included in proceedings.
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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Particulars
Particulars are detailed statements of fact relied upon by parties in civil proceedings.
Under Part 16 of the Civil Procedure Rules, particulars of claim may either be included within the claim form or served separately.
They explain the factual basis of the claimant’s case and identify the relief sought.
The purpose of particulars is to inform the opposing party clearly of the issues to be answered.
Proper particulars help ensure fairness, avoid surprise at trial, and assist effective case management.

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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Particular Lien
A particular lien is a right to retain possession of goods until payment is made for services performed in relation to those goods.
It arises where a person has expended labour or skill improving or preserving another person’s property.
The lien only applies to charges connected with the specific goods retained.
For example, a mechanic may keep a repaired vehicle until repair charges are paid.
Unlike a general lien, a particular lien does not extend to unrelated debts owed by the owner.

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