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Childcare Lawyers
We have six family lawyers, four of whom are members of the Law Society¢s accredited Children Panel. All of our lawyers are fully qualified and have significant post qualification experience and training.
John Wood trained as a Solicitor in Leeds, qualifying in 1986. He became a Partner in a West Yorkshire general Practice in 1991 and was instrumental in establishing the John Wood Partnership in 2000.
Jane Curnin graduated in 1983 with a degree in Applied Social Science and English. Upon qualification in 1988 she practiced Child Care Law for a Local Authority Legal Department establishing extensive experience in Public Law Care Proceedings and Adoption before entering private practice in 1995.
Amanda Steele Amanda graduated in 1993 with a degree in Law from the University of Central Lancashire. She subsequently worked as Head of the Family Law Department at a Private Practice firm for four years before joining the John Wood Partnership Family Law Department in 2002, becoming a partner in the firm on 1st July 2006.
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The law relating to children is a highly specialised and constantly changing area of law. We at JWP recognise that any one involved in a Court case concerning their child is in need of good quality expert representation and advice. We pride ourselves on these qualities and have a dedicated team of child care lawyers who have over 60 years of experience between them in all aspects of law and procedure in this area. |
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 We regularly represent clients in the following:
Care Proceedings/ Emergency Protection applications ¢ when the Social Services Department wants to remove children from their family.
Applications to discharge (end) a Care Order
Applications for contact with a child in care
Applications for Secure Accommodation Orders
Child Protection Registration
Wardship
Cases involving another jurisdiction (i.e. outside England & Wales)
Adoption and Placement Orders
Complaints against the Local Authority
Representing children in Contact/Residence applications
Advising young people already in local authority care
The department also has lawyers who specialise in other areas of child care law including, residence and contact disputes and abduction, (including international abduction).
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