Children's Issues

Children's Rights

Relationship breakdown touches all families.   At Wilson Nesbitt solicitors we care as much about the approach taken to sorting out issues as the settlement itself.   How residence, custody, protection, contact order, parental responsibility, visitation access, upbringing, education and financial provision of your children issues are resolved will lay the foundations of how your children can interact with & relate to both parents.    The more amicable the resolution the better foundation for you to move on and start your new life.  

Negotiation or Court

We will try to negotiate a resolution for you with the other party's solicitor.    Alternatively we can arrange to set up a collaborative law process where one of our trained collaborative law solicitors will negotiate with a collaborative law solicitor for the other party; you are present for the negotiations which are around a table or by conference call and the courts are not involved.   Such negotiations are non-confrontational, civilised and efficient, and are the modern way of resolving differences on the breakdown of a relationship.    In the event negotiations fail to reach agreement we will thoroughly prepare and vigorously argue your case in Court.    The Court will make its decision on the basis of what it considers are in the best interests of the child.   

Issues we can help you with:

Property, financial and living issues arising from the breakdown of relationships bring the law on children into focus. We can help you with custody, visitation access, domestic violence, education, welfare, maintenance, religious upbringing, financial provision, adoption, fostering or children in care issues.

How we can help

We can give you free initial advice, guide you on what your options are, let you know whether you will qualify for legal aid and if not what the cost implications are for you. Our team includes solicitors and family law executives who specialise in family and matrimonial law. When necessary we can also bring in other colleagues who specialise in property selling, debt collection, will writing, business, tax or contract negotiation and settlement. 

Next Steps

Take the next step and call us on freephone number 0800 840 9292 or email us your details.

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