Clear, calm advice on the matters that affect your children most, from child arrangements after separation to urgent care proceedings. We put the child first, explain your options in plain terms, and tell you honestly where you stand. We have handled more than 19,000 client matters since 2007.
Wimbledon Solicitors is an SRA-regulated law firm based in South Wimbledon, with a second office in Tooting. Our child law team advises parents, grandparents and guardians across London on child arrangements, specific issue and prohibited steps orders, and care proceedings brought by a local authority.
Most private child law work is handled on a fixed fee, agreed and confirmed in writing before we start. Where a local authority is involved in care proceedings, Legal Aid is usually available regardless of your income. Child law is rarely just a legal question, so we keep our advice clear, child-focused and free of jargon. The first step is a free initial phone consultation.
Authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (No. 490744) and Law Society accredited.
More than 19,000 client matters since 2007, with child law a core part of our work.
Fixed fees on most private child matters, and Legal Aid for eligible care proceedings. We tell you which applies before any work begins.
Advice in English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian and Ukrainian.
Head office in South Wimbledon, second office in Tooting, both a short walk from good transport links across South London.
Where a child lives and how they spend time with each parent. We help you reach a workable arrangement by agreement where possible, and represent you in a child arrangements order application where it is not.
Disagreements over a single important decision, such as schooling, medical treatment, religion or moving away with a child. We apply for specific issue and prohibited steps orders to resolve them.
Support and representation when a local authority becomes involved with your family under section 31. These cases move quickly, and Legal Aid is usually available regardless of your means.
We are not a faceless call centre or an online form that disappears after you hit submit. Wimbledon Solicitors is an established high-street firm with two offices, a qualified team you will actually meet, and nearly twenty years of cases behind us. Here is the proof, in our clients’ own words and our credentials.
Most parents come to us at a worrying moment, not with a tidy legal question. Our children’s solicitors act on situations like these all the time:
If your situation is not listed here, it does not mean we cannot help. Call us and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right firm for your matter.
If a local authority has started care proceedings about your children, it is one of the most frightening things a parent can face. You do not have to go through it without a solicitor, and in most care cases the cost is not a barrier. Legal Aid for care proceedings is usually available to parents regardless of income, when a local authority brings a case under section 31.
We will explain what is happening in plain terms, attend hearings with you, and put your case forward clearly and calmly. These cases follow a strict timetable, so the sooner you speak to us the better. Call us and we will tell you what to expect and what happens next.
A short, no-obligation call to understand your situation and tell you honestly how we can help.
We confirm whether your matter is fixed fee or eligible for Legal Aid, and set out the steps and costs in writing before any work begins.
We prepare the application or response, deal with the other side or the court, and keep you updated at every stage.
We work towards the arrangement or order that protects your children, and see your matter through to its conclusion.
Our offices are in South Wimbledon and Tooting, and we act for families right across South London. A great deal of child law work can also be handled by phone, email and video, so you can instruct us wherever you are in the UK.
Our head office is on Merton Road in South Wimbledon, with a second office on Balham High Road in Tooting Bec. You are welcome to meet us in person at either, or to handle your matter remotely if that is easier.
Wimbledon
South Wimbledon
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Merton
Wandsworth
Lambeth
Colliers Wood
Mitcham
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Clapham
Morden
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Not in England and Wales. The courts replaced “custody” and “access” with child arrangements orders in 2014, which set out who a child lives with and spends time with. Many parents still use the word custody, and we are happy to talk it through in whichever terms feel natural to you.
Most private child matters are handled on a fixed fee, agreed in writing before we begin. The fee depends on whether things can be agreed or need a court application. Care proceedings brought by a local authority are usually covered by Legal Aid. Start with a free initial phone consultation and we will explain the likely cost.
Often not. Many arrangements are agreed between parents, sometimes with the help of mediation, and the court is generally a last resort. Where agreement is not possible, or a child’s welfare is at risk, a court application may be necessary and we can represent you.
Get advice as soon as you can. Care proceedings move quickly under a fixed timetable, and early representation matters. Legal Aid is usually available for parents in these cases regardless of income, so cost should not stop you seeking help.
Yes, although grandparents usually need the court’s permission to apply first. We can advise you on your prospects and guide you through the process.
Yes. Our team advises clients in several languages, including Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi, alongside English. If you’d feel more comfortable discussing your matter in another language, ask us when you get in touch, and we’ll do our best to help.
Yes. Wimbledon Solicitors is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (No. 490744).
