Family and children advice

For a free initial discussion, with no obligation, call 03333 231 586 or contact us.

3PB’s family team is one of the largest in the UK and is recognised and respected for providing advice to parents by all of the legal directories which review and rank leading barristers.

All of our barristers are sensitive to dealing with parents and children in what can often be difficult and upsetting circumstances. Our lawyers always seek pragmatic solutions and advise on all issues involving children including:

• Wardship
• Residence
• Contact
• Care
• Adoption
• Leave to Remove
• Parental Responsibility
• Special Guardianship
• Parental Alienation
• Cross Jurisdictional Issues
• Care and Adoption.

Our team consistently advise and represent clients in serious and sensitive matters. We represent local authorities, parents, interveners and guardians in the all types of allocation of proceedings and the team has widespread experience of:

• Non Accidental Injuries including NAHI; alleged bone disease; child death; Burns and purported poisonings
• Fabricated and induced illness (FII)
• One Parent killing another
• Cases involving the use of the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court
• Restraint of publication by the media
• Cases involving serious sexual abuse (parent and or sibling)
• Cases where the lawfulness of whether to resuscitate a child is at issue
• Disputed Expert Evidence, including sensitive medical and ethical aspects.
• Psychological, Psychiatric and Mental Health Issues
• Drug and Alcohol addiction
• FGM cases
• Abuse and Neglect
• Proceedings with Education elements
• Proceedings with Court of Protection elements
• Proceedings with International elements.

More information

Read more about 3PB’s family team here

Find out further information about how to instruct a barrister directly here

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