Child Custody Lawyers
Secure the Best Arrangements for Your Children with Experienced Child Custody Lawyers at RJS Family Law
Our children are precious, and when our family unit experiences changes, our first concern is always their well-being. At RJS Family Law, we offer expert guidance on living arrangements, parental contact, and financial support for your children.
Understanding Child Custody and Arrangements
Child custody involves making decisions about where your children will live and how much time they will spend with each parent. Our experienced child custody lawyers can assist you with all aspects of child arrangements to ensure the best outcome for your children.
Common Child Arrangement Issues
Each case is unique, but some of the most common child arrangement issues we handle include:
Children’s Residence: Determining where the children will live.
Parental Contact: Arranging visitation schedules and contact with the non-resident parent.
Special Guardianship: Providing care for children by someone other than their parents.
Parental Orders and Rights: Understanding and securing your legal rights as a parent.
Emergency Matters: Addressing urgent issues affecting your children’s safety and well-being.
Child Maintenance Payments: Ensuring fair financial support for your children.
International Relocation and Child Contact
RJS Family Law has extensive experience with child contact issues, including those involving international relocation. Whether within the UK or overseas, we help ensure your children maintain meaningful contact with both parents.
Relocation Issues
Our team can assist with:
Ex-Partner Stopping Contact: Addressing situations where your ex-partner prevents you from seeing your children.
Dictating Contact Schedules: Resolving disputes over visitation times.
Unknown Child Locations: Finding and securing the return of children taken without consent.
Threats of Relocation: Preventing the removal of children across the country or abroad without agreement.
Relocating Abroad: Helping you relocate with your children despite an ex-partner's refusal to consent.
How RJS Family Law Can Help
At RJS Family Law, we are committed to providing compassionate and effective legal support for child arrangements. Our experienced solicitors offer:
Confidential Consultations: Discuss your situation in a safe and confidential environment.
Tailored Legal Advice: Receive expert guidance tailored to your specific circumstances.
24/7 Availability: Our team is available around the clock to provide urgent legal assistance.
Why Choose RJS Family Law?
Child Custody Specialists: With focused expertise in child custody cases, RJS Family Law ensures the best arrangements for your children.
Personal Approach: You will deal with the same faces throughout your matter. Our team is friendly, approachable, and available to answer any questions at any time.
Free Initial Consultation: Meet the RJS team and discuss your issues without spending a penny.
Accessible Location: Easily find our office without the hassle of city centre traffic, and enjoy free parking.
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Children Act Proceedings are necessary when parents simply can’t agree on arrangements for a child or children. Such matters are something that RJS Family Law are experts in.
A divorced father recently came to RJS Family Law with serious concerns about the wishes of his ex-wife regarding her requests whilst their child was in his care as well as his phone contact with their child – whilst in the care of the child’s mother.
The mother was trying to impose high levels of control over our client. She was not only trying to control where our client could take their child – whilst in his care, but also, who their child could come into contact with as well as her demand that she be able to speak to their child for an hour every night!
Naturally, our client felt – as indeed we did – that such demands were both repressive, unfair, and not necessarily in the best interests of the child. We therefore advised our client to refuse such requests on the grounds that they were unreasonable.
With our client’s ex refusing to back down, the matter went to court. The court stated that since our client had parental responsibility, he was entitled to spend his time with their child as he saw fit. He was a responsible parent and perfectly capable of making parenting decisions and more importantly, perfectly capable of keeping their child safe.
The court also echoed our beliefs that speaking to their child every night, whilst their child was with our client, was intrusive and unnecessary and deemed as being more disruptive to their child than a benefit.
Due to RJS Family Law’s extensive experience in children’s matters and the subsequent advice given to our client, the court made an order that the child spend -end of week – with our client with no restrictions on what he can do or where they can go.
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FAQs
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Child custody is determined based on the best interests of the child. Factors considered include the child’s physical and emotional needs, the ability of each parent to meet those needs, the child’s relationship with each parent, and any history of abuse or neglect. The court aims to ensure that children have a stable and supportive environment.
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Yes, you can apply to the court to change an existing child arrangement order if there has been a significant change in circumstances. This might include changes in living arrangements, work schedules, or the child’s needs. Our solicitors at RJS Family Law can help you understand the process and represent you in court to seek a modification.
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If your ex-partner breaches the child arrangement order, you can apply to the court for enforcement. The court has several options, including issuing a warning, varying the order, or imposing penalties such as fines or community service. At RJS Family Law, we can help you take the necessary legal steps to ensure the order is enforced and your parental rights are upheld.