At Stowe Family Law in Guildford, we understand that working out legal issues involving your children can be overwhelming and difficult to navigate. Our expert child law team will guide you through the process of making child arrangements post-separation, and our team of child maintenance solicitors are here to help you achieve the most positive outcome.
Our Child Law Services
Our child law experts at the Stowe Family Law Guildford office will take you through the legal process with your children’s best interest at the forefront of resolving any contact arrangements and child maintenance issues.
Child Maintenance Guildford
What is child maintenance?
Child maintenance is a fixed payment made from one parent to another. The payment covers the living expenses of a child and is calculated based on a range of different criteria and circumstances.
Ideally, parents that are separated will negotiate and agree on the child maintenance amount. However, this is not always possible. In cases where there is a disagreement, they will apply to the government-run CMS (Child Maintenance Service) who arrange and collect child maintenance payments.
Our Guildford divorce lawyers have supported many families to resolve child maintenance issues directly, through the CMS, and sometimes through the court system.
Custody (Child Arrangements Order) Guildford
What is a child arrangements order?
A child arrangements order is a court order stating who is responsible for the care of a child, including who the children live with, where they live, and when and how the children will see each parent. Child arrangements orders are often used when the parents cannot agree on how to arrange care of their children.
The child arrangements order process can include several hearings at a family court. However, once in place it is legally binding and will usually remain until the child is 18.
Our Guildford family law team can help to support you throughout the process and clarify arrangements as quickly and amicably as possible.
Contact Stowe Family Law Guildford today
We’re Stowe Family Law, the only national law firm dedicated to family matters with the UK’s largest team of specialist family lawyers and an office in the heart of the town of Guildford.
At Stowe, we work hard to make family law easier to understand and know that each case is unique - each one needing tailored support and handled with care.
In choosing Stowe family law Guildford, clients are guided through the process with empathy and care and the reassurance that they have the right team of people by their side.
With offices across the UK, we practice all areas of family law and support people in the Guildford area going through a family breakdown to move forward in life from a position of renewed strength.
So, if you need the best child law services and divorce advice Guildford has to offer, you can contact Stowe Family Law by requesting a free call back or calling us at 01483 962128. Our Guildford family solicitors office is located at 2 Wey Court, Mary Rd, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4QU.