We can provide immediate practical advice about protecting children from an abusive parent. We know how upsetting it can be to share parental responsibility with someone who has subjected to coercive control. Fortunately, if it is the best thing for your children’s welfare, the family courts can limit an abusive parent’s access. We can provide advice about a wide range of children law matters, including:
Obtaining a Child Arrangements Order which sets out:
Where your children should live
How much contact the abusive parent is allowed to have (if any)
How contact should take place (e.g. the court may only allow supervised contact)
Obtaining a Prohibited Steps Order to prevent the abusive person from doing certain things, such as forbidding them from picking the children up from school or taking them out of your care