ChildrenHow We Can Help Protect Your Parental Rights
Your children are the most important people in your life, and you are the most important in theirs too.
That’s why we understand how important it is that your parental rights are protected, and that you get to maintain regular contact with your child so you don’t miss out on watching them grow up. Unfortunately sometimes relationships between parents and guardians break down irreparably and intervention is needed.
This is where we come in. Our sympathetic and experienced Family Law Solicitors understand what you are going through and will do everything in their ability to make it less stressful for yourself and your loved ones.
Common parental rights issues, and child-related matters.
When it comes to your children, you only want what is best for them.
Unfortunately life sometimes presents us with difficult situations that require some tough decisions to be made. When communication breaks down in a relationship, whether that’s between current or previous partners, suddenly making those decisions becomes much tougher.
We’re here to help bridge the communication gap and help you to get back on track when it comes to matters relating to your children, your presence in their life, and subsequently their wellbeing. We offer a variety of services that can help you retain or obtain custodial rights, visitation rights, conduct a name change, organise child arrangements, and more.
Get in touch with us today and a member of our friendly and understanding team will be able to help you.
Why choose Greystone Solicitors?
When dealing with such a sensitive and personal issue, you will find the process significantly easier if you find a solicitor that you are confident you can trust and talk openly to.
Greystone Solicitors has an upstanding reputation for it’s consistently dedicated and sensitive service, which is endorsed by our own clients through excellent reviews on a variety of platforms including Google Reviews and Review Solicitors.
What services do we offer?
Consent Orders
If you and your ex-partner agree on the terms by which you would like to arrange custody & care for your child, then you do not actually need to file any official paperwork to do so.
However, for additional security you may wish to draft a ‘consent order’. This is a legal record of the terms you and your ex-partner have agreed upon.
You will have to apply for a court order to have your Consent Order approved, but your solicitor can help you do this.
Arrangement Orders
According to the UK Government a Child Arrangements Order can be defined as detailed below.
‘A Child Arrangements Order’ decides:
- where your child lives
- when your child spends time with each parent
- when and what other types of contact take place (phone calls, for example)
Our Family Law Solicitors are able to help you through this process and ensure that the terms of your Child Arrangements Order are fair and as evenly split as possible.
Specific Issue Order
A Specific Issue Order could cover the following: consent to medical treatment or examination, determination of where the child is educated, approval of a change of child’s surname, settle religious issues e.g. circumcision, require child to be told of father’s identity.
This is not an exhaustive list and other issues may be cover by an Specific Issue Order. Your solicitor can help establish whether this would be a good option for you.
Extended Family
Unfortunately, during the break down of a relationship there is often more people affected than just the parents and children. Members of extended family, such as grandparents, also experience the heartbreak of losing contact in the case of a separation.
Whilst legally extended family are not considered to have the legal right to apply for a Court Order to see a child, they can apply for permission to do so.
Prohibited Steps Orders
If you are in a situation where you believe your ex-partner may be likely to intentionally go against your wishes with a decision relating to your child, then you may consider taking out a Prohibited Steps Order.
This will directly confront the issue you are concerned about and prohibit your ex-partner from conducting these actions. Issues often covered by a Prohibited Steps Order can include; removing the child from the country, assigning the child another name, making changes to the child’s schooling, and more.
‘Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.’
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.
Meet The Team
Jamila SalamFamily Law Solicitor
Jamila has solid family law experience as a Family Law Solicitor, acquiring a total of six years post-qualified experience, and has adopted a resilient and empathetic approach to her work. Jamila’s specialised advocacy background has enabled her to accrue ample experience in successfully representing clients fully from point of instruction to representation at Court.
Jamila competently and forensically deals with all areas of Family Law including private children matters, divorce, financial relief matters and applications for non-molestation and occupation orders. She is also bilingual in English and Bengali and can interchange between the two seamlessly. Her unwavering interpersonal skills make her highly approachable to clients.
Tanveer MoughalSenior Consultant Solicitor
Tanveer specialises in all areas of family law, English and Islamic wills, estate administration and immigration law. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2010 and has since provided legal services to the local and wider community including many vulnerable clients. Tanveer adopts a firm yet empathetic approach when advising clients in dealing with their legal issues using her strong skills set.
With language skills in Urdu, Mirpuri and Hindi she aims to make legal advice more accessible and to break down communication barriers within minority communities in accessing legal support and guidance using her cultural and legal experience.
Tanveer is a full accredited member of Solicitors For Elderly (SFE) and has specific skills and experience in advising elderly and vulnerable clients.
Katherine MuldoonSenior Family Consultant Solicitor
Katherine was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in January 2016 specialising in Family Law.
She has extensive experience dealing in Divorce, Finances, Civil Partnerships and Cohabitation disputes. She has also regularly been instructed in complex and international Children Matters, both Public and Private law, including Adoption, Parental Alienation, Child Abduction and Alternative Family/ Assisted Reproduction matters including Posthumous Conception.
She has been regularly quoted in online articles including discussions on the law surrounding Surrogacy and has appeared live on both TV and Radio in conversations regarding Divorce Reform, and practice and procedure relating to Cohabiting Couples.
Idara Osung-EttiFamily Consultant Solicitor
Idara is a newly qualified Solicitor with over 10 years’ experience in the legal field. Prior to qualifying as a Solicitor, Idara worked as a Caseworker with a varied caseload including family law cases. She has a varied caseload covering Private Family matters including Divorce, Child Arrangement Orders, Specific Issues Order, Financial Relief, Special Guardianship, Non-Molestation and Occupation Order.
Idara prides herself in providing solutions to clients who find themselves in difficult family situations with the aim of helping to reduce the mental strain they are feeling. She listens to the issues in the case and then advises on the best way forward. Idara is a member of Resolution.
Nabila IqbalFamily Law Paralegal
Nabila is a Family Law Paralegal. She studied Law LLB (Hons) at City University of London and graduated in 2020. She then moved onto complete the Legal Practice Course in 2021, graduating with a Distinction.
Working under the supervision of the head of Family , Jamila Salam, Nabila has gained experience in dealing with family matters, including Divorce & Separation, Children Matters and Financial Arrangements. Nabila is empathetic and understanding, excelling in making clients feel heard and cared for.
