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 issue:

  • 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, use the email options below.

For emergency, out of office hours advice, telephone 07775 947944.

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The Family Team

Iain McClay

Iain McClay

Solicitor




About Iain McClay

Joint Head of Department
Chris Fielding

Chris Fielding

Solicitor

Carol McGuinness

Carol McGuinness

Solicitor

Lucy Simpson

Lucy Simpson

Solicitor




About Lucy Simpson

Joint Head of Department
Maeve Heaney

Maeve Heaney

Solicitor

Rachel Crosbie

Rachel Crosbie

Solicitor

Clare Merrett

Clare Merrett

Solicitor

Karla Adams

Karla Adams

Trainee Solicitor

Susan Sawyer

Susan Sawyer

Legal Executive

Ellen Brassington

Ellen Brassington

Trainee Solicitor

Dawn Shepherd

Dawn Shepherd

PA

Julia Hands

Julia Hands

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Kate Hope

Kate Hope

PA

Sarah-Jane Oliver

Sarah-Jane Oliver

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