Child Arrangement Order Solicitors

No, not necessarily. Some parents can agree arrangements between themselves.

In more complex situations, we negotiate with the other parent and try to find an agreement with lawyers present. If those negotiations aren’t successful, we will try a mediation with a specialist mediator. During a mediation, the neutral third party (the mediator) will try to help the parents agree arrangements.

Only if the mediation breaks down will it be necessary to ask for the assistance of the court. Depending on what the contentious issues are between the parents, our child arrangement order solicitors will apply for an order for the court to give its decision.

As parents of your children, you both have a say in what their lives will look like after you get divorced or separated. If you can’t agree, the court will decide. Ultimately, decisions are made based on what is deemed best for your child.

Our approach is to reduce conflict as much as possible. We try to resolve situations amicably, with a conciliatory tone.

We give you straightforward, practical advice so that you can make decisions with clarity. Our expert child arrangement order solicitors try to find a flexible way forward, and with our experience in the field we can help you consider creative arrangements that may work for both parties.

You will always have access to a partner at the firm, as all of our cases are partner led. That means that you have access to the most experienced professional child arrangement order solicitors, who uphold your rights with a level head. We’re firm when we need to be, and flexible when it helps to be.

Once you’re divorced or separated from your ex-partner, you’ll need their permission to take your children abroad for holidays. If you can’t get consent, you’ll be breaking the law if you take your children abroad anyway. However, you’ll be allowed to do it legally if you have the court’s permission.

Our child arrangement order solicitors can make the application for you, or defend an application if the other parent is trying to take your children abroad without your consent.

As the grandparent of a child, you have rights too. You’re entitled to continue to see your grandchildren, even after their parents have divorced or separated.

If you’re struggling to see your grandchildren as often as you would like, we can help you negotiate contact time with the parents.