Family

When to call

When you are separating and want to understand your position before anything is said in anger. When you have been served with papers. When an arrangement for the children has stopped working.

What I do first

I listen, then set out what a court would be likely to order, because that is the yardstick for any agreement. Most of my family matters end in an agreement signed by both people, filed as uncontested.

If it cannot be agreed

Some matters need a judge. If yours does, I prepare it properly and stand up in the Family Court myself.