How we may assist
- Advice about child arrangements and practical options following separation
- Parenting plans and written proposals about time, handovers, communication and holidays
- Advice about parental responsibility, schooling and day-to-day decision-making issues
- Review and drafting of non-court correspondence with the other parent or their adviser
- Preparation for mediation or other consensual discussions
- Litigant-in-person advice and evidence organisation where proceedings already exist
When this service may be useful
- You cannot agree where a child should live or how time should be shared.
- You want a clear parenting plan before considering court proceedings.
- There is disagreement about holidays, school, communication or another parenting issue.
- You are dealing with a child-arrangements case yourself and need focused advice or preparation.
What you can expect
We focus on the specific legal task you want completed. We review the available information, identify any important date, clarify the outcome you are seeking and then confirm the proposed work before substantive time is incurred.
- Parenting-options advice
- Parenting plan or written proposal
- Correspondence review or draft
- Chronology and evidence checklist where useful
How it works
- Send the essentials: a concise summary, the key document and any deadline.
- Suitability check: we assess whether the requested task falls within our lawful and professional scope.
- Scope and price: we confirm what is included, important exclusions, who will undertake or supervise the work and the fee or charging basis.
- Advice or drafting: we complete the agreed work and explain the practical next step.
- Referral where required: if reserved, separately regulated or specialist work is needed, we explain that clearly rather than extending the service beyond its proper scope.
Guide fees for this service
These guide prices apply to clearly defined work of ordinary complexity. Before substantive work begins, we confirm the task, the person providing or supervising it and the price or charging basis in writing. Your written quote will confirm the VAT treatment and the total price payable before substantive work begins. Please complete the VAT setting in Appearance → Customise for a definitive public statement.
| Initial children advice – up to 60 minutes | £125 |
| Parenting plan / practical proposal | £225–£400 |
| Detailed children advice / correspondence | £300–£500 |
| Chronology and evidence preparation | £250–£450 |
Urgency, unusually large document volumes, additional conferences or work outside the agreed scope may require a revised quote. We will normally agree that with you before carrying out the additional work.
Scope and regulatory limits
Phrasing Legal does not issue or conduct Children Act proceedings, file a C100 or other court application as your representative, accept service as solicitor, or represent you at a hearing. Mediation accreditation is not implied. Where formal conduct, advocacy or specialist safeguarding work is required, an appropriately authorised or specialist provider should be instructed.
Whether an activity is reserved or separately regulated depends on the substance of the work, not merely the name used for the service. We therefore assess the requested task before accepting instructions.
Discuss this service
Tell us what has happened, the outcome you want and any deadline. We will confirm whether Phrasing Legal can assist and, if so, the proposed scope and fee.