Social Services and Children
Your
local authority's social services department is obliged to intervene if
it believes that a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, serious
harm. This is a very difficult experience for all members of the child's
family but does not always result in the child being taken
into care.Our specialist solicitors can advise you about the legal
process and about any solutions that you may be able to propose to the
Courts.
If
you are a parent of the child, or if you are a family member
with parental responsibility for the child, you are automatically
eligible for public funding to participate in any Court proceedings,
whatever your financial means, and we can apply for a Public Funding
certificate on your behalf. If your relationship with the child does not
fall into either of these categories, for example if you are
grandparents, you may still be able to obtain Pubic Funding.