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We provide comprehensive assistance in matters related to child care. We help to reach an agreement regarding child care with the opposing party through mediation. If court proceedings are necessary, we support you throughout the entire court proceedings. We prepare appropriate forms and applications and prepare documentation and statements in accordance with the court order. We help you prepare documents to support your position. We participate in court during the proceedings until its conclusion to help you with the procedure and legal jargon, providing tips and legal information.

Our branch in Poland handles cases related to parental authority, child care and maintenance cases.

We will provide information on the applicable regulations and legal procedures in force in the UK and Poland, as well as which court (Polish or English) is competent to hear your case so that you can make the best decision for you.

 The UK’s exit from the European Union has left many parents with the issue of choosing a place of residence. In the event that one parent decides to return to the country and the other to remain in the UK, the problem arises as to the child’s place of residence, with which parent they should remain and which court has jurisdiction to hear child custody cases. Council of Europe Regulation 2019/111 ceased to apply after the UK left the EU, and the issue of changing the child’s habitual residence is regulated by the Hague Convention on Cooperation in the Area of ​​Parental Responsibility.

Paragraph 4.5 of the Practical Handbook to the 1996 Convention – “The concept of habitual residence” indicates, as a common basic factor connecting the modern Hague Convention on children. It is not defined in the Convention, but must be determined by the relevant authorities in each case based on factual elements.”

We will provide legal information on changing the child’s place of residence. We will help you reach an agreement between parents through mediation, file applications and help with jurisdictional disputes (which court is competent to hear your case – Polish or English).

We handle cases for securing your place of residence in Poland and applications for relocation of a child in Great Britain.

Our legal team will provide information based on individual factual circumstances about what rights are granted under the legal system of the UK and the Republic of Poland.