Child Care Proceedings

At Jordans Solicitors, we have a highly skilled and specialised child care department who can provide legal help and advice for a wide range of matters regarding children and social services.

Our child care solicitors are experienced in all aspects of child care proceedings. We act for parents, grandparents, relatives and children and can guide you and your family through the complex procedures when dealing with social services and the court.

What are child care proceedings?

Child care proceedings are when social services request a legal order from the court for the protection of your children. This aims to place them into a safe placement either with family members or in foster care.

The process starts when a social worker sends papers to the court explaining their reasons for seeking to place a child in foster care. Parents also receive a copy of these papers, at which point it’s vital you contact our child care solicitors to plan your next steps.

There will then be an initial hearing in the family court. At this hearing, a decision will be made regarding whether an interim care or supervision order is necessary. This covers where your child will live until the final hearing and what level of contact you can have with them throughout.

What type of child care claims can be made?

There are a wide range of orders that can be brought against you by social services. We can help you with many different areas of child care proceedings such as:

• Allegations of injury, abuse or neglect
• Child Protection Case Conferences
• Pre Proceedings Meetings
• Care Orders
• Interim Care Orders
• Supervision Orders
• Emergency Protection Orders
• Special Guardianship Orders
• Placement Orders
• Police Protection Orders
• Family Drug and Alcohol Court Proceedings

Our team of child care solicitors have years of experience dealing with a variety of claims. We understand that it is an emotional time and treat every case with empathy and confidentiality and without judgement.