Keith Park Solicitors have specialist Children Solicitors in our Family Law department who can help on a range of issues such as residence, contact and parental responsibility.

The Children Act 1989 came into force on 14 October 1991 and introduced three new arrangements – residence, contact and parental responsibility.

A residence order determines with whom a child should live and this is something so important that we would strongly advise you to take advantage of our FREE no obligation consultation with one of our Children Solicitors providing services in Liverpool, St Helens and Merseyside but also throughout the UK.

A contact order formalises the arrangements for visits and overnight stays with the non-resident parent.

Parental responsibility is shared between all married parents even after divorce. Others can apply to the court for parental responsibility, such as step-parents, those who have formed a civil partnership and unmarried fathers. Unmarried fathers who have children born after 01/12/03 obtain parental responsibility automatically, if they are named on the birth certificate. If a residence order is made in your favour, you automatically obtain parental responsibility.

The Court can make other orders, limiting parental rights and duties or to resolve a specific issue that has arisen.

Much of the work our Children Solicitors do is sensitive and we treat each case with the utmost discretion and professionalism.

Children Solicitors will help you prepare for when the court will consider:

The Court will not make any order, unless it is better for the child, that there is an order as oppossed to no order at all.

Keith Parks Solicitors, is a dedicated team of Children Solicitors. We can advise on any aspect of dispute, where children are involved and discuss ways of resolution, which are conciliatory and beneficial for the future. Call us on 0800 195 5218 to discuss ways in which we can help you.