Tips to help you to help your solicitor
GET THE BEST FROM YOUR SOLICITOR We want our client's to get the best service from King Street Solicitors and I have prepared a few tips to help you to help us:- Try not to [...]
Travelling abroad with your child who has a different surname?
If you're planning a trip abroad, you may not have given much thought to flying with your child who has a different surname to you, but it's important to consider these tips before travelling to [...]
Emergency Injunctions and Occupation Orders (Protection Orders) – Family Law
Yesterday was a good day for my client.... I often have to deal with urgent applications to court. Many of those applications are for clients who have been subjected to domestic violence and abuse within [...]
Meet the Team – Sally Wadsworth – Family Law Paralegal
I started work in a solicitors practice as an Office Junior just over 30 years ago. I made the tea, photocopied and hand delivered local post amongst other duties. I used an old typewriter which meant [...]
What would you do if your child was not returned to you after spending time with the other parent?
Unfortunately there are occasions when a child is not returned by a parent following contact. What would you do in that situation? You may have no idea how to get the child returned when all attempts [...]
Legal aid for victims of domestic abuse
Legal Aid is still available to enable family solicitors to deal with family injunction applications. Solicitors can obtain protective Orders for their clients from the family Courts relating to a spouse or partner’s behaviour and [...]
Changes to Legal Aid for Domestic Violence victims ruled “Invalid”
At last, the news we have been waiting for! The Court of Appeal has quashed restrictions on obtaining legal aid in family court cases. Victims of domestic violence will now have more support in taking [...]
Why instructing a solicitor isn’t as scary as you think …
I recognise that for the majority of clients meeting me for the first time can be an extremely daunting and quite a nervy experience. I am often told that it has taken weeks for someone [...]
Do I really need a solicitor?
“Do I really need a solicitor? Can’t I just represent myself?” Of course, most people expect our answer to be “Yes, you do!” We believe that, for many clients, having an experienced solicitor significantly increases [...]
Free Family Law Clinic
Together with my colleagues in King Street Solicitors’ specialist family law team, I run a free family advice clinic every Tuesday between 5pm to 7pm. The aim of this clinic is to provide initial advice [...]