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To speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays). Or you can ask us a question via email using our advice enquiry form.
Are you a parent, kinship carer relative or friend of a child who is involved with, or who needs the help of, children’s services in England? We can help you understand processes and options when social workers or courts are making decisions about your child’s welfare.
Our advice service is free, independent and confidential.
To speak to an adviser, please call our free and confidential advice line 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm, excluding Bank Holidays). Or you can ask us a question via email using our advice enquiry form.
Our online advice forums are an anonymous space where parents and kinship carers (also known as family and friends carers) can get legal and practical advice, build a support network and learn from other people’s experiences.
Our get help and advice section has template letters, advice sheets and resources about legal and social care processes. On Monday and Wednesday afternoons, you can use our webchat service to chat online to an adviser.
Pregnancy and the arrival of a child can be a stressful time. Pregnant mothers and fathers-to-be may need help and support to get ready for the birth of their child. They may need help to make sure the right support in place once their child is born.
Our first four FAQs answer the questions parents to be, may first have if they need extra support. Or if children’s services are worried about their unborn baby.
The idea is that the child is able to form a strong, early relationship with the people who may go on to adopt them.
Children’s services and the Family Court have to follow strict legal procedures before a child can live with a family who wants to adopt them.But the law and process is different if children’s services want to place a child with foster for adoption foster carers.
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