I am a partner at Morecrofts and head of the family team. I am also a member of the firm’s strategic board.
I specialise in child protection, care proceedings and adoption.
I’m here for you when the local authority is involved with your children, be that at case conference, pre proceedings or court applications.
I firmly believe in the right to family life and my main aim in any case is to achieve the best outcome for every child.
I want to make sure that people always have somewhere they can turn when they need help and that access to justice does not become the domain of the few.
I am married with two children and that reminds me what is important in life. In my spare time I write comedy thrillers to amuse myself – if no one else.
Are the children safe ‘in care’?
If the court decides that a child cannot live safely with their family, they are placed in the care of the local authority. The theory being if a parent cannot...
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What you need to know about care proceedings
If you are involved with social services either as a result of a Child In Need plan, a Child Protection plan or are currently participating in a Pre Proceedings process...
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How do the family courts consider parental alienation?
BETWEEN 1 April 2023 and 31 July 2023 13,155 new private law children’s cases were issued at the family court. Each case looking for a judge to make a decision...
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Analysis – the rising number of children in care
Following news that the number of children in care in England could rise significantly in the next four years, children law expert and partner at Morecrofts, Andrew Perrigo shares his...
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Adoption: the legal process
This week is national adoption week and the theme is #YouCanAdopt. The campaign aims to eliminate myths around who can adopt and explore the adoption process. Here, specialist Andrew Perrigo...
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YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED – Social services and child care
Dealing with social services in respect of your children can be a very stressful time for a parent. Whether it is in a case conferences, involved with Pre-Proceedings, or actually...
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EXPERT COMMENT: Exceptional times for the family justice system
It can feel like a juggernaut – the family justice system. A vast, thundering, relentless force, hurtling forward with very little that changes. A lot of the law that underpins...
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COVID-19 – Child Protection regulations diluted?
The law of child protection has always been about evaluation of risk. Of course, everyone looks at risk differently and from their own point of view. In the family justice...
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