If you have been referred to social services about your child, a Banner Jones expert in Chesterfield, Dronfield, Sheffield and Mansfield can help.
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Social Services Investigations happen for a number of reasons. Sometimes a referral is made by the children’s health visitor or school if there are concerns that a family may need additional support. In other cases, there may be concerns about parental alcohol or drug misuse or mental health problems and child neglect or abuse.
In these circumstances, the local authority may get in touch with you and may conduct an investigation.
It can be very worrying to become involved with Social Services, particularly if you have no experience of this. It is very important that you feel able to work openly and honestly with Social Services to ensure that you get the best outcome for you and your family. We are able to help by providing you with initial advice and we may be able to support you under the Legal Help scheme to explain your rights, communicate effectively with Social Services and safeguard your family.
In some circumstances a social worker may decide to convene a Child Protection Conference and invite you to a meeting with all of the professionals involved with your child. The purpose of this meeting is to enable all professionals to understand the concerns that may be held for your child and to agree a plan to ensure that you are properly supported and your child is kept safe. We appreciate that this can be quite a daunting process and we are able to provide you with advice concerning the Child Protection Conference and Plan.
In many cases involvement with Social Services does not go beyond an initial assessment, or Child Protection Conference. If matters escalate we are able to assist you with meetings with Social Services pre-proceedings and court proceedings.
Legal Help is provided by the Legal Aid Agency in some circumstances, subject to a means test. We are happy to have an initial discussion with you free of charge to discuss how we may able to help.
Legal Aid is always available for parents of children who are being taken to court by social services”. Find out more about Legal Aid.
Several of our care solicitors are on the Law Society's Children Panel. Only solicitors who meet the Law Society’s exacting accreditation requirements are permitted to join the Children Panel and represent children in public law care proceedings.
Our experts in public law care proceedings can provide you with support and guidance throughout the care proceeding's process. We are specialists in cases involving non-accidental injury and child neglect.
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Non-residential parents have to pay maintenance for their children; hopefully the amount can be agreed though negotiation and if not then the CSA will decide. Each case is different. If for example the Mum and the children stay in the family home then she may relinquish her claims over any other assets such as pension and savings in return. Our family law solicitors can advise on your specific circumstances.
You can get divorced in England or Wales if all of the following are true:
The aim when sharing out matrimonial assets is to be fair. Both spouses have to make full disclosure about their assets and debts before any decisions can be made about distribution, trying to hide anything won't work. Factors which are important when sharing out the assets include the current and future needs of each spouse and any dependent children; the length of marriage and the age, earning capacity and contributions of each party. Our family law Chesterfield team can guide you through this process.
Your aim should be that both parents still play an active part in the raising of the child/children. Usually, parents sort this out amongst themselves, although if there are problems, mediation can be a good way to resolve this. Our family law solicitors will advise you on Shared Care Agreements and Live With and Spend Time with Orders. Going to Court should always be the last resort when children are involved.
No, getting a divorce should be an administrative exercise only, and there are many options open to you that avoid going to Court.
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