Child Contact Application & Child Abduction Solicitors

Our children’s law specialist can assist you with:

• Child Arrangements Applications – You may need to make arrangements for your children if you divorce, end your civil partnership or separate from your partner. We can support and guide you through the legal process and provide practical assistance for any child arrangements applications that you need to make.
• Advice for Family Members – Often, when parents separate, it is not just the parents who wish to ensure that their relationships with the children remain in place. We can advise and provide support on the process of making a Child Arrangements Order for other concerned parties for example grandparents
• Injunctions, Non-Molestation order, Specific Issues and Prohibited Steps Orders – we can assist you to take steps to stop the other parent from taking action, to represent you if you are subject to such an application or to ask the court to make a decision about a specific matter concerning your child/children
• Child Abduction- we can advise you and assist you in making a child abduction application either through the court or via the Hague convention process.
• Special Guardianship – We can advise you on all issues surrounding Special Guardianship. Whether you want to become a Special Guardian to a child, or whether you need advice because your child is getting a Special Guardian, we can help you.
• Child Protection – This is a complex area and we can advise you on all aspects of Child Protection and Local Authority involvement.
• Care and Supervision Orders – This is where a Local Authority has applied to the Court for a Care or Supervision order. We can represent in such proceedings.
• Adoption – We provide specialist advice on the adoption process and can assist you completing the relevant application forms.
• International Surrogacy- This is a specialist area that often involves immigration and nationality issues as well as issues in relation to legality. We can advise you on the process and the steps to take.
• Advocacy – We are experienced advocates and if you are simply looking to instruct to attend a court hearing then we are able to assist. Our solicitors regularly appear and conduct advocacy at FHDRA (First Hearing Dispute Resolution Appointments), DRA (Dispute Resolution Appointments, Directions Hearing and represent at final hearing before magistrates, district judges and circuit judges.