Children & Family Matters

Children Public Law Proceedings (Care Matters)

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Our solicitors are able to advise and represent parents and other family members in difficult or complicated circumstances. We provide high quality advice, support, and representation in the most difficult and complex cases. We are committed to securing the best possible outcome for you and your family. We provide advice even before court proceedings start. Our family law department includes members of the Law Society’s Children Panel, the Family Law Panel. We are able to advise and represent clients at the Social Services Involvement Pre–Proceedings level and also before the Family Courts. The general areas involved in child care matters are as follows:

Social Services Involvement Pre–Proceedings

• Duties of Social Services Regarding a Child
• Provisions for Children in Need under S. 17
• Section 47 Enquiry
• Child Protection Conference
• Legal Planning Meeting
• Public Law Outline (PLO) Proceedings
• Public Law Outline (PLO) Meetings
• Letter of Issue
• Police Protection Orders
• Section 20 Agreements

Powers of the Court within Children Public Law Proceedings

• The Welfare Principle
• No Order Principle
• No Delay Principle
• Parental Responsibility
• Interim and Final Orders
• Role of CAFCASS
• Care Order
• Emergency Protection Orders
• Section 37 Orders or Reports
• Threshold Criteria
• Supervision Orders
• Care Plans
• Contact with a Child in Care
• Family Group Conference
• Kinship Care
• Special Guardianship Orders
• Intervenors
• Joinder to Care Proceedings
• Use of Experts within Care Proceedings
• Discharging a Care Order
• Adoption and Placement Orders
• Secure Accommodation Orders
• Wardships and Inherent Jurisdiction

Post Care Proceedings

• Discharging a Care Order
• Adoption and Placement Orders
• Post-Adoption Contact
• Opposing an Adoption Order

Legal aid is automatically available to all parents where social services apply for care and supervision orders and within the pre-proceedings PLO process. Legal aid may be available in other circumstances too. We will be able to confirm whether this applies to you.

Children Private Law Proceedings (Family Disputes)

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Our solicitors are able to advise and represent parents and other family members in difficult or complicated circumstances. We provide high-quality advice, support, and representation in the most difficult and complex cases.

We are committed to securing the best possible outcome for you and your family. We provide advice even before court proceedings start.

Our family law department includes members of the Law Society’s Children Panel, the Family Law Panel.

We are able to advise and represent clients before the Family Courts. The general areas involved in children private disputes are as follows:

Private Law Children Disputes

• Disputes Concerning Children and Mediation
• Child Mediation
• The Welfare Principle
• No Order Principle
• No Delay Principle
• Parental Responsibility
• Child Arrangement Orders
• Child Law and Separation
• Child or Children Custody
• Prohibited Steps Order
• Specific Issue Orders
• Child Name Change
• Changing Your Child’s Religion
• Specific Issue Choice of School
• Contact Access Arrangements
• Role of CAFCASS
• Section 7 Report within Private Children Proceedings
• Section 37 Orders or Reports
• Family Assistance Orders
• Enforcing an Order
• Grandparents’ Rights
• Contact with Extended Family Members
• Children and Finances
• Leave to Remove Application
• Variation of Orders

Child Abduction

Domestic Violence

• Domestic Abuse in LGBTQ Relationships
• Domestic Abuse on Children
• Help with Domestic Abuse
• Legal Aid for Domestic Abuse
• What is Domestic Abuse?
• Forced Marriage Protection Orders
• Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
• The Protection from Harassment Act 1997

Other Family Matters

Whether it is divorce, financial provision, matters concerning children, or any other Family Law related matter.

The importance of trust and confidentiality in this area of law is well appreciated. When instructing us to represent you, be rest assured that we understand that matrimonial disputes can be stressful and emotional.

We are experts at sorting out family disputes and, wherever possible, encourage out-of-court resolutions rather than litigation. Whether it is divorce, financial provision, matters concerning children, or any other Family Law-related matter, we offer detailed, considerate, and effective advice.

At Bloomfield Solicitors, we are able to advise and assist with:

• Divorce - contentious and non-contentious
• Nullity/Annulment
• Financial matters
• Pre-marital agreements/Post-marital agreements
• Cohabitation Agreements/Living together Contracts
• Cohabitants/Cohabitants disputes
• Mediation
• Collaborative law
• Injunctions/Court Orders
• Civil Partnership
• Financial Orders (formerly known as Ancillary Reliefs) applications
• Non-Molestation Orders
• Occupation Orders