Your Questions Answered.
Who does a Child Care Lawyer Represent?
Child Care Lawyers act for children (for younger children through their
Court-appointed Children's Guardian), for parents and for other relatives in
a wide range of proceedings relating to the care and welfare of children.
What sort of matters does Child Care Cover?
There are many aspects of Child Care Law and these include:-
- Care Proceedings : Where the Local Authority's Social Services Department apply for Orders allowing them to remove children from their parents care
- Discharge of Care Orders: Where a parent applies to Discharge an Order granting the Local Authority care of a child or children
- Residence of Children: Where the Local Authority seeks to place a child or children in the care of one parent to the exclusion of the other
- Adoption & Fostering: Where the Local Authority seeks to have a child in their care either adopted or fostered with another family
How much will it cost?
Legal Aid is available in Child Care cases. In respect of care cases,
parents have an automatic entitlement to Legal Aid regardless of their
financial situation.
What Should I do Next?
Get in contact with us at Crisp & Co. We have two offices one in Guildford,
Surrey and the other in Esher, Surrey to book an appointment.
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Is there anything I need to bring with me to my first appointment with Crisp
& CO?
We will need you to bring with you the following papers and documents:-
- Your passport or photo identity driving licence plus another proof of
- identity with your name and address, such as a recent utility bill.
- Only if you are married, your marriage certificate if it is available.
- Any letters or documents that have been sent to you by your partner's
- solicitors
What information will I need to give you at my first appointment?
We will need to know the following information from you:-
- Your marital status, the date of your marriage and the date of any
- separation
- The full names and dates of birth of your children
- Your nationality and country of residence
- The nationality of your partner and their country of residence
- Any paperwork that you have received from the Local Authority or from the
- Courts
- Do not worry if you cannot provide all the information listed above at the
- first appointment, any missing information can always be obtained at a later
- date. However, the more information you can provide us with the quicker we
- will be able to advise you in respect of your particular situation.