Child Custody Solicitors
If you and your partner divorce, the issue of who has custody of your children can be a difficult one to resolve.
The term 'custody' is no longer used by the court. Instead, courts grant a Child Arrangements Order to set out where a child lives and spends time.
Our expert solicitors can help you reach an agreement as quickly as possible, minimising stress and uncertainty for your children.
How can Irwin Mitchell help?
The term 'custody' is no longer used by the court. Instead, courts grant a Child Arrangements Order to set out where a child lives and spends time.
Unless there’s a reason one parent shouldn’t have contact with the child, the courts try to make sure both parents are involved in the child’s life. It’s now very rare that one parent will be given "full custody".
You will need to show you have tried to resolve the situation alone before you can apply to court.
If you are struggling to see eye-to-eye with your child’s other parent, a lawyer can help you work towards your ‘best case’ scenario – usually starting with out-of-court mediation sessions.
Our expert team will represent you if you can’t agree:
- Where your child should live
- When your child should see the other parent
- How to make fair financial or child maintenance arrangements
- What last names your child or children should have, or where they go to school.
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