Public Access Work

Finance Cases

• Dividing family finances between spouses on divorce
• Resolving disputes as to payments of maintenance between husband and wife and for the benefit of the children
• The costs of education of the children including school fees
• Drafting of pre-nuptial agreements
• The division of assets between unmarried couples
• Financial provision for children of unmarried couples who separate
• Variation and enforcement of maintenance payments previously agreed or ordered

Children Cases

• Where there is a dispute as to with whom the children shall live
• Disputes about how often a child should see each parent
• Applications to take a child abroad to live
• Applications to take a child to another part of the UK
• Applications to prevent children to be taken abroad for extended periods or to specific countries
• Other disputes about the upbringing of children including change of name and or school, religion and medical treatment.

Injunction cases

• Applications for orders to prevent violent or threatening behaviour
• Applications for orders to prevent a person visiting places e.g. homes, schools and workplaces.
• Applications to ensure a person leaves and does not return to a property
• Applications for an order to specify way in which a property is shared.

Other areas of PUBLIC ACCESS work ……

• Civil Disputes
• Coroners’ Courts
• Court of Protection
• Industrial Tribunals
• Planning