Child law

Child Law Solicitors London

Alexander JLO’s child law solicitors are trained to recognise the importance of the child in any children’s legal case and the best interests of the child are always of the utmost importance. We are dedicated to resolving children’s issues quickly and with minimum tension, to relieve stress for both the child and parent.

OUR LONDON-BASED CHILD SOLICITORS’ EXPERTISE

Alexander JLO’s child law solicitors, based in London, are highly experienced in child residence and child custody through Child Arrangement Orders,. We offer advice and work closely with you to ensure that your child has a stable contact and residence arrangement, which will enable the child to maintain a close and loving relationship with both parents. The law encourages amicable and voluntary children agreements as they tend to be the most successful arrangements for all parties. As such, our sympathetic and understanding team of child law solicitors will help you and your partner to try to reach a voluntary agreement with regards to home visits, supervised contact, visits to the non-resident parent’s home, duration and frequency of overnight stays, holidays and all associated issues. If a voluntary agreement cannot be achieved, and if mediation fails or is not possible in the circumstances, Alexander JLO will apply to the court for Child Arrangement Order, which outlines who the child will live with, and when the non-residential parent can have contact with the child.

OUR CHILD LAW SERVICES

Alexander JLO’s child law solicitors specialise in the following areas, and offer a wide range of child law services.

• Child Arrangement Orders– These orders settles which parent the children should live with and who should have access. They were previously referred to as residency and custody orders. Further information on Child Arrangement Orders can be found in our blog here.

• Supervised contact – In instances where supervision is required for contact with the non-resident parent, supervised contact can be arranged.
• Staying contact – For instances where prolonged contact with the non-resident parent is required, for example, overnight stays or holidays, then staying contact would need to be arranged.
• Visiting contact – This allows the non-resident parent and/or a non-parent (for example, a grandparent) to visit the children, provided visits are in the children’s best interests.

• Prohibited Steps Orders – These ordersA Prohibited Steps Order restricts a parent or guardian from carrying out specific actions in relation to a child. Essentially, it imposes a legal bar on certain decisions or activities that one party wishes to take, which could potentially affect the child’s welfare. Further Information can be found in our blog here.
• Mediation – If necessary, mediation assistance is provided to help parents reach an agreement with regards to the children. This includes Mediation Information & Assessment Meetings (MIAM).
• Child abduction, including overseas jurisdictions – Unlike kidnapping, child abduction occurs when one parent takes a child outside of their residing country without the other parent’s agreement thereto. Child abduction is a criminal offence and our child law solicitors can assist with this complex issue. Further information can be found in our blog here.

GET TO KNOW OUR EXPERT TEAM OF CHILD LAW SOLICITORS

Peter Johnson, the head of Alexander JLO’s family law department, has an exceptional 5-star rating on the Review Solicitor Website for his performance in family law, as well as the following:

• Keeping clients informed
• Dealing with enquiries
• Knowledge
• Reasonable fees

If you would like to discuss your child law case with Peter or one of our experienced lawyers, we would be delighted to offer a free initial appointment; however we are unable to assist with Legal Aid applications.