Defined legal service
Child residence and contact arrangements
Defining the child’s residence or a parent’s participation in upbringing, the child’s interests and the guardianship-authority or court route.
The problem you need to resolve
- a residence, contact or upbringing dispute
What you receive
- a legal position and agreed filings
What we do
- review the questionnaire, deadlines and agreed document list
- separate verified facts from assumptions and define the legal objective
- precise request
- evidence plan
- guardianship-authority or court documents
What we need from you
- birth records
- evidence of care and residence
- communications and decisions
- answer focused follow-up questions and verify the factual information
- do not send a full set of sensitive documents before the conflict-of-interest check and agreement of a protected channel
Fees
- Fees depend on the facts and scope of support. After a short discussion, we explain what the work includes and its cost. Fees are agreed before work begins.
- A possible first stage is a written action plan: review of agreed documents, legal assessment, next steps, deadlines, risks and alternatives.
- Additional objectives, extensive materials and foreign-language documents are discussed separately.
- Court fees and other mandatory payments are separate from the lawyer's fee. Notarial, translation, valuation and expert costs are also agreed separately.
What may change the route
- objections or new claims from another party
- missing, inconsistent or newly received documents
- the need for valuation, expert evidence, a notarial or registration step
- existing court or enforcement proceedings, a missed or imminent deadline
- the child’s views are considered where required
When this service is not suitable
- immediate danger or international removal requires urgent specialist action
How we report progress
- we agree the communication channel before work begins
- we report receipt of materials, completion of the assessment, document readiness and the next required action
- where new facts or extra work arise, we first explain the effect on timing and fees and ask for your approval
Official sources
Frequently asked questions
Does the mother have priority?
No.
Does divorce decide residence?
No.
Is the guardianship authority’s opinion required?
It participates in the cases specified by law, but the court assesses its opinion with all other evidence.