Specialist Legal Support for Child Arrangements and Parenting After Separation…

At Patrick Lawrence Partnership, we believe it is crucial that both parents remain actively involved in their children’s lives, regardless of the status of their relationship. Protecting your child’s emotional well-being is essential — and that means avoiding the sharing of inappropriate information or personal conflicts with or around your children. Exposure to negativity during a relationship breakdown can be seriously damaging to a child’s mental health.

In some situations, children may show signs of emotional distress following a separation or divorce. We can connect you with trusted support agencies and services to ensure your child gets the help they need.

Our experienced family law solicitors in Gravesend, Kent, understand how sensitive and emotional issues around child contact, residence, and parental responsibility can be. We are here to provide clear, supportive legal advice tailored to your family’s needs.

In most cases, parents are able to agree on child arrangements amicably — often with the help of a trained family mediator. We can quickly arrange mediation sessions to help you reach an agreement without going to court.

However, when an agreement isn’t possible, we offer expert legal representation for child law court applications. Our team will guide you every step of the way through proceedings.

We have extensive experience handling a wide range of children law matters, including:

• Child contact and residence disputes

• Child abduction

• Relocation cases

• Child maintenance

• Parental responsibility and enforcement orders

Many of our solicitors are accredited members of the Law Society’s Children Panel, offering you the assurance of specialist advice and advocacy during a difficult time.

Wheelchair access is available at our Chatham office. Please let us know when booking the appointment if you would like to see us in our wheelchair accessible meeting room.