Child Issues – Social Services Involvement

If Social Services have become involved with your family, we appreciate that it can often be very daunting. At Adams Harrison, our dedicated childcare solicitors will listen and handle issues sensitively and constructively. Our experienced team offers a high standard of advice and strong representation in Court to parents and children in cases where the Local Authority have become involved.

At Adams Harrison, we will advise you on the best route to take in order to promote positive outcomes for children and for your family.

We also support and advise on matters of adoption and Special Guardianship and often represent extended family members such as grandparents or step-parents in Court proceedings. If you would like to know more about your rights and options in this regard, please get in touch. Our solicitors are on hand to offer confidential and supportive advice.

We advise and represent on the following public law childcare issues:-

• Involvement of Social Services,
• Care proceedings in Court – care orders and supervision orders,
• Special Guardianship,
• Other issues related to children being taken into care,
• Adoption or placement,
• Parental Rights.

At Adams Harrison, we offer:-

• Law Society Children Panel Membership,
• Experienced family and children solicitors,
• Resolution Accredited Specialists.

Legal Aid is automatically available to all parents in care proceedings issued by the Local Authority and may be available in some other circumstances, which we can advise you on.