We have a dedicated and specialist team of Family & Child Law Solicitors.
With the incorporation of White & Sherwin and Landes Hutton LLP, we are now one of the largest Family & Child Law Departments in the Croydon/South London area and in the south of the country. Our expertise is such that we advise national organisations, including adoption and fostering agencies; and organisations with family related legal issues abroad.
We treat family matters sympathetically and in strict confidence. Our solicitors will conduct your case in an efficient, positive and considerate way. We find good results are achieved by working closely with clients and building up relationships of trust and mutual respect. Our experience of local services such as mediation, coupled with a sound knowledge of the law, means that we can support you through the difficult decisions you will have to make. We are very experienced with dealing with both private and publicly funded (legal aid) clients.
All issues relating to families and children are handled within our firm by experienced staff, at Family Proceedings Court, County Court and High Court level. These issues include:
- adoption (domestic and international)
- care - where the Local Authority have concerns about your child(ren)
- child abduction
- child maintenance
- cohabitation
- collaborative law
- contact - how often you / the absent parent can get to see your child(ren)
- divorce
- domestic violence
- financial matters following a relationship breakdown (ancillary relief)
- forced marriages
- fostering
- grandparent rights
- Islamic divorces
- mediation
- parental responsibility (your formal rights/responsibilities to the child(ren))
- prenuptial agreements
- relocation – within the country or abroad
- residence - with whom the child(ren) should live
- special guardianship
- specific issues – schooling, medical treatment, religion etc
- surrogacy
Public funding (legal aid) might be available to you but if not we provide competitive private rates and conduct cases in a cost effective way.
We look forward to speaking with you to discuss how we can help.
For further information please call us on 0208 653 8844 (Thornton Heath office) or 0208 669 4962 (Wallington office) or 0208 303 0168 (Bexley Heath office).