It is appreciated at Anthony Morris Solicitors that issues involving children can be emotional and we pride ourselves in recognising this fact and all work is undertaken in an amicable fashion.
Residence
We handle all disputes involving where a child shall reside. This could be with either parent, a grandparent or any other adult involved in the child's life.
Contact
We handle all contact disputes from both the applicant and respondent's views. An applicant could be either a parent, a grandparent or even another adult (or sometimes a child) who is involved in the child's life. Our Solicitors also handle work in relation to contact with children who are in the care of the Local Authority.
Parental Responsibility Agreements
It is likely that an unmarried father does not have Parental Responsibility for their child or children. We can advise fathers in relation to the rights the Parental Responsibility will give a father and how to obtain it. We can also advise mothers in relation to any requests for Parental Responsibility made by the father.
Specific Issue Order and Prohibited Steps Order
We handle all queries and applications for either a specific issue order or a prohibited steps order. These orders cover a number of scenarios and we would discuss this further with you through our appointment with you.
Adoption
We can also advise and represent you in adoption proceedings relating to your children. We can also assist you with regards to children placed with you by the Local Authority for adoption, in which case the Local Authority may fund the cost of this matter on a private client basis.
Child Abduction
We can advise parents (or guardians) in relation to the procedure to prevent a child from being removed from the United Kingdom or upon getting the child returned to the United Kingdom after the abduction has occurred.
Public Law (Care Proceedings)
Whether the matters affecting you are between you and your partner or whether they also involve other people such as the police or social services we have experienced solicitors who are able to advise and represent you in relation to all aspects of issues affecting your children. If social services and/or the Police ask to meet you we strongly advise you to have the benefit of our specialised knowledge of this particularly sensitive and important area of work. We can advise and support you in any initial investigations leading to a Child Protection Case Conference. In the event of an application for a care or supervision order by the local authority public funding is free throughout the course of the proceedings.
