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Parental separation can be highly stressful for parents and children to manage.  We are a skilled and approachable team of barristers that offer specialist advice (both in writing and in-person) as well as representation in Court for disputes involving children in private law proceedings. Typically, this involves where the children should live or how much time they should spend with each parent. Other matters of disagreement may extend to involve other family members, including  grandparents.

We are also highly experienced in representing clients in complicated fact-finding hearings where allegations of significant abuse have been raised by one or both of the parties. We cater to clients from diverse backgrounds and are trained to support those with mental health challenges or learning difficulties.   

Our specialist areas of practice include, but are not limited to:

• Dealing with all matters relating to alienating behaviour(s) by one or both parent, commonly known to as parental alienation;

• Specific Issue Order applications that involve all aspects of parental responsibility e.g. schooling, religion, medical issues, internal and external relocation;

• Child Abduction (where one parent has unlawfully removed the child from the jurisdiction);

• Prohibited Steps Order; and

• Variation and Enforcement Applications.

• Local Authority involvement (child protection/safeguarding concerns)