Your children need to feel safe and secure, after your relationship ends.
Deciding what is best for your children is often the most difficult part of a divorce or separation. Reaching an agreement with your partner can be challenging, but ultimately, you will both want what is best for your children, to ensure that the have peace and stability in their lives. Our policy is to agree all matters affecting the welfare of children in a registered Minute of Agreement, whenever it is possible to do so.
If you cannot jointly resolve matters affecting your children, the Court can decide what is best for your children, by granting a Contact Order or a Residence Order to ensure that your children are getting the maximum amount of support and care throughout their childhoods. The Court’s focus will always be what is in the best interests of your child or children.
Your child or children will also have the opportunity to express their opinion or opinions, and the Court will place appropriate weight on the child’s or children’s views, according to their age and maturity, concerning issues about where they want to live, and when they will spend time with the parent who they do not live with.
Other adults, who are not the natural biological parents, of children, can also apply to the Courts for Contact and Residence Orders, etc, if they have a sufficient Relevant Interest, in a child’s welfare, and if it would be in the best interests of the child, for such an Order or Orders to be granted.
For more information about how we can help you with your child or your children’s welfare needs, You can contact us on: 01698 539981 (Hamilton), 01324 468381 (Falkirk) or fill out the contact form and we’ll get back to you very soon.