Family

Family Law Specialist, including particularly: -

Care Proceedings (for all types of parties, including Local Authorities, Parents, Grandparents and Children) including complex cases involving, for example:-

- Factitious injury by proxy by a parent (so-called "Munchausen's Syndrome")
- One or more parents allegedly involved in very serious criminal activity and/or serving lengthy terms of imprisonment
- Children having allegedly suffered serious sexual and/or physical abuse at the hands of parent(s) or others
- Parent(s) with serious mental health and/or physical disability issues

Private Law Children Disputes of all types including complex or unusual cases involving for example:-

- A parent who has undergone or is contemplating Gender Reassignment (so-called "sex-change") surgery
- Actual or allegedly intended abduction of children internally within the jurisdiction or internationally
- Residence or contact disputes involving parties other than parents such as grandparents, siblings, step-parents or other relations, including situations where one or both parents have died
- Parent(s) with serious mental health and/or physical disability issues

Adoption and Special Guardianship (Whether in the context of Care Proceedings or otherwise) including:-

- post-adoption contact applications not only by natural parents but also by non-adopted or separately adopted siblings
- the consequences of the breakdown of adoption

Family Law Financial Disputes including

- Ancillary Relief
- Child Support Agency
- Claims arising from cohabitation whether under TOLATA or otherwise
- National Lottery
- Inheritance Act / Intestacy

In addition to his Family practice, Julian Lloyd accepts instructions in most "mainstream" Common Law civil cases such as Personal Injury, Clinical or other Professional Negligence and Breach of Contract.

MEMBERSHIPS

FLBA (Chairman, Chester Branch of Family Law Bar Association 1999-2004)

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