Recent questionswithin Children
i have just been contacted by the CSA , they ar edemanding £2000 approx for back payment dating from 1995.. all my children are over 21 now and while i was paying... read more
Lorraine Burke's response
This is a common problem now that the CSA have greater enforcement powers ranging from deductions from earnings orders to disqualification from d... read more
Arrangements regarding my children are currently divided into shared care (ie each parent has residence every alternate week). next year the children will hopeful... read more
James Kiely's response
Hi,
Firstly, it is always advisable to sit down with your ex-partner and discuss the future arrangements and what is in your children's best i... read more
my husband has a 12 year old daughter who stays with us most nights but is still legally living with her mother . she wants to live with me and my husband and fee... read more
James Kiely's response
Hi,
It may be best to seek independent help through mediation with your husband, his ex-partner and their daughter whereby all of the issues c... read more
during an 8 month separation from my wife, i had a short relationship - she has now had a child which has been proved to be mine via official CSA paternity test. ... read more
Simon Lim's response
I am very sorry to hear about your situation. In circumstances where a mother simply refuses to let a biological father see their child, it is of... read more
We are splitting up after seven years of marriage. I left my wife a few weeks ago but I’m worried that because I left I won’t be able to see my children. Please... read more
Good Lawyer Guide's response
It is advisable that you sit down with your wife and try to agree when you can see the children and for how long. This includes holiday arrangeme... read more
I have recently got married and now have two step-children from my husband’s former marriage. I have formed a close bond with them and want to officially adopt t... read more
Good Lawyer Guide's response
Adoption is a lengthy process and, importantly, involves obtaining the consent of the child’s parents (in this case the mother) before adoption ca... read more