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Child arrangements

Shared parenting and custody

Agreeing where your children live and how much time they spend with each parent is called sorting out ‘child arrangements’. People seem to still call it ‘child custody’ and ‘contact’ even though the law moved away from these ideas a very long time ago. 


If you are having to sort out arrangements for your children, whether it is for the first time or simply a renegotiation, we have all the help you need. 

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