Disputes Involving Children
When parents or other relatives cannot agree arrangements in respect of children that they care for or with whom they wish to see, there is often a need for urgent legal advice and support.
The Family Team at Fosters aims to deliver child-focused solutions to the following types of child related issues:
- Residence – where a child should live;
- Contact – where, when and how a child should see the non-resident parent and/or other family members;
- Removal of a child from a resident parent, grandparent or other carer;
- Failure to return a child to a resident parent, grandparent or other carer;
- Child abduction;
- Acquiring Parental Responsibility;
- Any other specific issue or difficulty relating to a child;
If a dispute cannot be settled through negotiation or mediation, then our specialist Lawyers will represent you in an application to the Court to resolve the matter.
To talk to us in complete confidence, please call on the below telephone number and ask to speak to one of our Family Lawyers. Alternatively, you can email us.
For emergency, out of office hours advice, telephone 07775 947944.
The Team
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Iain McClay
Solicitor Partner/Joint Head of Department |
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Lucy Simpson
Solicitor Partner/Joint Head of Department |
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Carol McGuinness
Solicitor Partner |
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Clare Sharpe
Solicitor |
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Sophie Ali
Trainee Solicitor |
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Kate Hope
Paralegal |











