Judy Weleminsky, a freelance consultant, refused to resign when the Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer, asked the entire board to do so before Christmas.
The other members departed. Falconer has now suspended Weleminsky and given her until 16 January to respond to questions about her conduct.
Terms of employment for members of non-departmental public bodies such as CAFCASS are similar to those of company directors.
Falconer's resignation request followed a critical report last summer by a Commons select committee that said CAFCASS had been rushed into existence and the concerns of front-line professionals were being neglected. Weleminsky was the only board member to give evidence to the committee. She also talked to newspapers and the BBC.
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