What is secure accommodation?
In this article, you’ll learn what secure accommodation means as well as how long it may last.
What is Cohabitation?
Moving in with a partner is an exciting time, but it’s also important to think about where you stand from a legal perspective.
National Legal Service: The role of an intervenor in care proceedings explained
Care proceedings are normally a confidential process, which means that only a very limited number of people can attend the court hearings.
National Legal Service: Final hearing care proceedings explained
Having to go through care proceedings as a parent can be a stressful and uncertain time, especially if you don’t have access to the right information and legal advice.
A Guide to Interim Care Orders & Parental Responsibility
If children’s services are particularly worried about the health and wellbeing of a child, the Local Authority can apply to the court to begin care proceedings.
How to report a breach of a child arrangements order?
When you’ve been through the long process of obtaining a child arrangement court order, it can be disappointing when one parent breaches what was ordered.
When does parental responsibility end in the UK?
Parental responsibility is incredibly important as it allows the parent to make important decisions for your child.
The Impact of Domestic Abuse in Children Disputes relating to where children should live
Deciding on the living arrangements for any child following a separation can be an extremely stressful time for children and parents.
What is Collaborative Law?
Collaborative Law is a legal process whereby a separating couple can each appoint their own collaboratively trained lawyers to work with them by dealing with matters on a face-to-face basis by way of 4-way meetings.
National Legal Service: Reasons Why Social Services Would Take a Child
Taking a child away from their home is a very serious step and is often the last resort after other interventions have been put in place, or in extreme circumstances it can occur when a child is believed to be at immediate risk of harm.
