Disputes over children are extremely traumatic for parents and our Solicitors ensure they are as sensitive as possible to the clients concerns, whether it is regarding where the children should live (custody) or what level of contact they are to have with the absent parent. If a child has been abducted we can act speedily to ensure the child’s return. We can assist in making an application to the court for parental responsibility, contact, residence (custody), or to prevent the removal of a child from the country, or to deal with specific issues like the change of a child’s surname.

We also have expertise in dealing with proceedings brought by the local authority for children to be placed in care, where a parent is not considered able to look after them. We can represent clients at court and be involved with attending meetings with social services. We represent parents seeking to ensure their children remain with them, or those seeking children to be returned to them, we also can assist in cases where children are to be adopted when there is nobody able to look after the child. We are also able to represent children involved in such proceedings, where a guardian has been appointed for them.

No matter what the problem our primary consideration will be the welfare of the children, and ensuring that their best interests are being met.

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