Child Issues Consultation

What does this service provide?

This service provides expert legal advice from an experienced family solicitor on a wide range of child issues. It covers any of the child related issues that families face during or after divorce or separation.

Examples of the types of issues that could be covered in this consultation include:

• Contact Issues
  

  Perhaps you are unhappy with the contact arrangements for your children. Whether you are being denied access to your kids, or you are a main carer facing a contact application from your ex. You may have contact but may be experiencing problems such as contact being cancelled at late notice due to claimed illness or events being arranged during what should have been your contact day.

• Residence Issues
  

  You may disagree with your ex being seen as the main carer and you being relegated to a second class parent. You may wish to apply for Shared Residence to establish yourself as an equal parent.

• Specific Issues
  

  You may be happy with the overall contact arrangements but have a specific issue that you need sorting out. For example - you need access to the kids' passports for a planned overseas holiday, or you have a disagreement about contact arrangements over Christmas. Maybe you have been unable to agree on which secondary school the children should attend.

You will have a full consultation with a solicitor and receive expert legal advice on:

• Where do you stand legally? What are your rights?
  
  
• Are your objectives sensible, fair and achievable?
  
  
• What are your options for reaching agreement?
  
  
• What is the likely outcome if court action was taken?

Who is the service suitable for?

We can advise all parents - whether you are currently classed as the main carer of your children or you are a non-resident parent.

Most clients using this service are in dispute with their ex over child arrangements. But we could also assist you if you have reached an agreement and want to make that agreement legally binding.

We can also provide advice to grandparents or the new partners of people getting separated.divorced.

What is the process?

This process for this service is as follows:

	1) Find Out More: Call one of our experienced Advisors who can answer all your questions about the service and whether it is suitable for you. Our lines are open every day until 11pm - 01202 805020 or 0800 44 88 66 44
	2) Place Order: Once you have decided to go ahead with the service you need to place an order and pay the fixed fee. Click the "Order Now" button below to place an order on our website, or to order over the phone call us on freephone: 0800 44 88 66 44
	3) Child Issues Questionnaire: Once we have received your order - we will email you a questionnaire to complete and return. We need to know as much as possible about the background to your case, details of the children, information about the current housing and school arrangements, a summary of the problems and issues you are having and an idea of what you are trying to achieve.
	4) Consultation scheduled: An assistant from the family law department at Brethertons will call you to agree a convenient date and time for your telephone consultation
	5) Preparation: Both you and the solicitor then prepare for your consultation. The solicitor will review your questionnaire. You should prepare a list of questions that you want to ask.
	6) Consultation: At the appointed time the solicitor will call you for your consultation. They will try to understand your objectives (e.g. What level of contact are you looking for?). They will also need to understand something about your ex: are they willing to negotiate? are they likely to be reasonable? What do they want? You will also have an opportunity to ask them some specific questions.
	7) Report: After your consultation, your solicitor will write a summary report including their legal opinion on: where you stand legally, what a practical working agreement might look like, and what your options are for moving forward. This report will form a good basis for you to start negotiations or to take court action.

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