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"Every child has a right to un-encompassed contact, in a safe environment, with both parents and extended family"

Welcome to the website of Children and Family Contact Advice Service which has been set up to help in all areas of Children and Family Law. Our remit is to offer affordable, straightforward help to parents and their families who are picking their way through the maze of Children Act proceedings. We provide telephone and email advice to help people who are unsure and who are having difficulties understanding the complexities of the Family Court system. We also specialise in case management. We will go through your correspondence and help you draft responses all the way through to a final Court Hearing.

David, who has over 12 years experience in Family Law, set up CAFCAS three years ago. He has the sort of experience with Family Law that even an experienced solicitor could not call upon. One of only a handful of fathers who have overcome entrenched hostility to win contact and then a residency order for his young daughter, David represented himself in court on numerous occasions, including the final change of residency.

We strongly believe that the only way forward, without harming the child and the parents, is through mediation. Only use the courts when everything else has failed. The court system will scar everyone at some level, for life, including the child. With this in mind we have often been used as an intermediary and advisor for both parents and children. Everyone believes that they want and are acting for the benefit of the child. Yet so often, and so easily, the parents needs and emotions are allowed to take over. This can lead to harmful tactics such as implacable and entrenched hostility, false allegations and parental alienation. Unfortunately it is very easy to get caught up in this and justify it by the phrase "in the best interest of the child"

Our honest views of the legal system and its impact upon the whole family helps to focus on the real issues. How do we move on with our lives in a way that will cause the least damage, especially to the child?.

We focus on what is in the best interest of the child - a phrase that is bandied about - but often something that gets lost along the way in the legal process. We will give practical, pragmatic advice based on experience and an up-to-date knowledge of the Family Court and legal system rather than a jargon-filled briefing that leaves you scratching your head.

While not wishing to undermine the good work many solicitors do, it is true to say that Family Law can be prohibitively expensive and can rule many out from seeking their professional advice. Legal aid in family matters is almost impossible to get. "Would a person of limited means be able to continue fighting for the rights of their child on the basis of £200+ per hour with no limit to the size of the bill at the end of it all?". Solicitors are a business with a bottom line of profit, and despite the good work and there willingness to help they do have a duty to there company and there staff. They can not work for free.

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