diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -535,6 +535,34 @@ Caveats and notes:
 - If you need to force an immediate operation within a UoW (for advanced cases), DAOs use an internal `UnitOfWork::suspendDuring()` helper to avoid re-enqueueing nested calls.
 - The UoW MVP does not yet apply cascade rules; ordering is per-connection in enqueue order.
 
+### Relation-aware delete ordering and cascades (MVP)
+
+- When you enable a UoW and enqueue a parent delete via `deleteById()`, Pairity will automatically delete child rows/documents first for relations marked with a cascade flag, then execute the parent delete. This ensures referential integrity without manual orchestration.
+
+- Supported relation types for cascades: `hasMany`, `hasOne`.
+
+- Enable cascades by adding a flag to the relation metadata in your DAO:
+
+```php
+protected function relations(): array
+{
+    return [
+        'posts' => [
+            'type' => 'hasMany',
+            'dao'  => PostDao::class,
+            'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
+            'localKey'   => 'id',
+            'cascadeDelete' => true, // or: 'cascade' => ['delete' => true]
+        ],
+    ];
+}
+```
+
+Behavior details:
+- Inside `UnitOfWork::run(...)`, enqueuing `UserDao->deleteById($id)` will synthesize and run `PostDao->deleteBy(['user_id' => $id])` before deleting the user.
+- Works for both SQL DAOs and Mongo DAOs.
+- Current MVP focuses on delete cascades; cascades for updates and more advanced ordering rules can be added later.
+
 ## Roadmap
 
 - Relations enhancements:
diff --git a/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeMongoTest.php b/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeMongoTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee1ca25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeMongoTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Pairity\Tests;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Pairity\NoSql\Mongo\MongoConnectionManager;
+use Pairity\NoSql\Mongo\AbstractMongoDao;
+use Pairity\Orm\UnitOfWork;
+use Pairity\Model\AbstractDto;
+
+final class UnitOfWorkCascadeMongoTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private function hasMongoExt(): bool
+    {
+        return \extension_loaded('mongodb');
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteByIdCascadesToChildren(): void
+    {
+        if (!$this->hasMongoExt()) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('ext-mongodb not loaded');
+        }
+
+        // Connect (skip if server unavailable)
+        try {
+            $conn = MongoConnectionManager::make([
+                'host' => \getenv('MONGO_HOST') ?: '127.0.0.1',
+                'port' => (int)(\getenv('MONGO_PORT') ?: 27017),
+            ]);
+        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Mongo not available: ' . $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        // Inline DTOs
+        $userDto = new class([]) extends AbstractDto {};
+        $userDtoClass = \get_class($userDto);
+        $postDto = new class([]) extends AbstractDto {};
+        $postDtoClass = \get_class($postDto);
+
+        // Inline DAOs with relation and cascadeDelete=true
+        $UserDao = new class($conn, $userDtoClass, $postDtoClass) extends AbstractMongoDao {
+            private string $userDto; private string $postDto; public function __construct($c, string $u, string $p) { parent::__construct($c); $this->userDto = $u; $this->postDto = $p; }
+            protected function collection(): string { return 'pairity_test.uow_users_cascade'; }
+            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->userDto; }
+            protected function relations(): array {
+                return [
+                    'posts' => [
+                        'type' => 'hasMany',
+                        'dao'  => get_class(new class($this->getConnection(), $this->postDto) extends AbstractMongoDao {
+                            private string $dto; public function __construct($c, string $d) { parent::__construct($c); $this->dto = $d; }
+                            protected function collection(): string { return 'pairity_test.uow_posts_cascade'; }
+                            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->dto; }
+                        }),
+                        'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
+                        'localKey'   => '_id',
+                        'cascadeDelete' => true,
+                    ],
+                ];
+            }
+        };
+
+        $PostDao = new class($conn, $postDtoClass) extends AbstractMongoDao {
+            private string $dto; public function __construct($c, string $d) { parent::__construct($c); $this->dto = $d; }
+            protected function collection(): string { return 'pairity_test.uow_posts_cascade'; }
+            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->dto; }
+        };
+
+        $userDao = new $UserDao($conn, $userDtoClass, $postDtoClass);
+        $postDao = new $PostDao($conn, $postDtoClass);
+
+        // Clean
+        foreach ($postDao->findAllBy([]) as $p) { $id = (string)($p->toArray(false)['_id'] ?? ''); if ($id) { $postDao->deleteById($id); } }
+        foreach ($userDao->findAllBy([]) as $u) { $id = (string)($u->toArray(false)['_id'] ?? ''); if ($id) { $userDao->deleteById($id); } }
+
+        // Seed
+        $u = $userDao->insert(['email' => 'c@example.com']);
+        $uid = (string)($u->toArray(false)['_id'] ?? '');
+        $postDao->insert(['user_id' => $uid, 'title' => 'A']);
+        $postDao->insert(['user_id' => $uid, 'title' => 'B']);
+
+        // UoW: delete parent -> children should be deleted first
+        UnitOfWork::run(function() use ($userDao, $uid) {
+            $userDao->deleteById($uid);
+        });
+
+        // Verify
+        $children = $postDao->findAllBy(['user_id' => $uid]);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $children, 'Child posts should be deleted via cascade');
+        $this->assertNull($userDao->findById($uid));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeSqliteTest.php b/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeSqliteTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37403f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/UnitOfWorkCascadeSqliteTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Pairity\Tests;
+
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+use Pairity\Database\ConnectionManager;
+use Pairity\Model\AbstractDto;
+use Pairity\Model\AbstractDao;
+use Pairity\Orm\UnitOfWork;
+
+final class UnitOfWorkCascadeSqliteTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private function conn()
+    {
+        return ConnectionManager::make(['driver' => 'sqlite', 'path' => ':memory:']);
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteByIdCascadesToChildren(): void
+    {
+        $conn = $this->conn();
+        // schema
+        $conn->execute('CREATE TABLE users (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, email TEXT)');
+        $conn->execute('CREATE TABLE posts (id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT, user_id INTEGER, title TEXT)');
+
+        // DTOs
+        $userDto = new class([]) extends AbstractDto {};
+        $postDto = new class([]) extends AbstractDto {};
+        $userDtoClass = get_class($userDto);
+        $postDtoClass = get_class($postDto);
+
+        // DAOs with hasMany relation and cascadeDelete=true
+        $UserDao = new class($conn, $userDtoClass, $postDtoClass) extends AbstractDao {
+            private string $userDto; private string $postDto;
+            public function __construct($c, string $u, string $p) { parent::__construct($c); $this->userDto = $u; $this->postDto = $p; }
+            public function getTable(): string { return 'users'; }
+            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->userDto; }
+            protected function relations(): array {
+                return [
+                    'posts' => [
+                        'type' => 'hasMany',
+                        'dao'  => get_class(new class($this->getConnection(), $this->postDto) extends AbstractDao {
+                            private string $dto; public function __construct($c, string $d) { parent::__construct($c); $this->dto = $d; }
+                            public function getTable(): string { return 'posts'; }
+                            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->dto; }
+                        }),
+                        'foreignKey' => 'user_id',
+                        'localKey'   => 'id',
+                        'cascadeDelete' => true,
+                    ],
+                ];
+            }
+            protected function schema(): array { return ['primaryKey' => 'id', 'columns' => ['id'=>['cast'=>'int'],'email'=>['cast'=>'string']]]; }
+        };
+
+        $PostDao = new class($conn, $postDtoClass) extends AbstractDao {
+            private string $dto; public function __construct($c, string $d) { parent::__construct($c); $this->dto = $d; }
+            public function getTable(): string { return 'posts'; }
+            protected function dtoClass(): string { return $this->dto; }
+            protected function schema(): array { return ['primaryKey'=>'id','columns'=>['id'=>['cast'=>'int'],'user_id'=>['cast'=>'int'],'title'=>['cast'=>'string']]]; }
+        };
+
+        $userDao = new $UserDao($conn, $userDtoClass, $postDtoClass);
+        $postDao = new $PostDao($conn, $postDtoClass);
+
+        // seed
+        $u = $userDao->insert(['email' => 'c@example.com']);
+        $uid = (int)($u->toArray(false)['id'] ?? 0);
+        $postDao->insert(['user_id' => $uid, 'title' => 'A']);
+        $postDao->insert(['user_id' => $uid, 'title' => 'B']);
+
+        // UoW: delete user; expect posts to be deleted first via cascade
+        UnitOfWork::run(function() use ($userDao, $uid) {
+            $userDao->deleteById($uid);
+        });
+
+        // verify posts gone and user gone
+        $remainingPosts = $postDao->findAllBy(['user_id' => $uid]);
+        $this->assertCount(0, $remainingPosts, 'Child posts should be deleted via cascade');
+        $this->assertNull($userDao->findById($uid));
+    }
+}