Our Family Team have a wealth of knowledge to advise on the best options to resolve all types of children disputes.
Meet the Family legal team
As proud members of Resolution, we support parents to reach agreements outside of court where possible and can guide you through amicable processes, such as creating a parenting plan or attending mediation or arbitration.
Our lawyers also have a wealth of experience representing clients in Children Act Proceedings. These often involve an application for a Child Arrangements Order relating to a child’s living arrangements, (sometimes known as 'custody/residence' or 'access/contact'). We can also advise on applications to resolve specific issues such as holidays, schooling or relocation.
We are skilled in dealing with high conflict cases and complex issues that may arise. We regularly deal with cases involving domestic abuse, child abuse, parental alienation, drug and alcohol addiction and poor mental health. When necessary, we can challenge reports prepared by CAFCASS, such as Section 7 reports, and instruct experts.
When children cannot remain in the care of their parents, wider family members can play an important role. If you are a relative, such as a grandparent, caring for a child, you may wish to formalise this placement with a Special Guardianship Order. We can advise and assist you on the best way to achieve this.
We can help with a wide range of child related matters, including: Child Arrangements Orders, Lives With Orders, Spend Time With Orders, Shared Care Orders, Parental Responsibility Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Specific Issue Orders, Special Guardianship Orders and Change of Name Deeds.
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a year agoMichelle and team at Shentons were brilliant at handling our property purchase. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again or recommend them. The quality of work and service was excellent, Michelle is on the ball and responsive to emails, she pushed the other side and made sure we were comfortable and informed at every step. Despite being thrown some curve balls Michelle remained calm, and dealt with all of them in an efficient but thorough manner. From quote to completion everything her and her team did was excellent, and in line with the estimate given which for first time buyers allowed us to budget without fear of massive final bill. It’s nice to know what you are getting into. And finally to top it off they are all lovely approachable people that I wouldn’t hesitate to trust with such a big purchase or sale going forward. If you want the job done properly I wouldn’t use any other firm.Posted on Google
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