Andrew Stout
Partner
We understand that when relationships break down, children are often caught in the middle. Our sympathetic solicitors are here to help you all.
Tallents Solicitors has legal specialists able to offer advice and support in a wide range of family and children law matters, including: child contact, domestic abuse, adoption, local authority involvement, care proceedings and child protection.
Two of our legal team hold the Law Society Children Law Accreditation mark and are members of the Children Panel: Andy Stout and Mathew Derbyshire. Andy Stout is also a Resolution Accredited Family Law Specialist and a Collaborative Family Lawyer.
We understand that when relationships break down, children are often caught in the middle. Their needs can easily be overlooked when emotions run high, but Tallents Solicitors is here to help you work out what is best for yourselves and your children.
If you would like to speak to someone about your personal situation, then please contact our Children Law specialists at one of our three offices in Newark, Southwell or Mansfield.
We offer a FREE phone-in family law clinic at our Southwell office, held on the first and last Tuesday evening of each month from 5pm-7pm. No appointment is needed to take advantage of this free verbal consultation. Just call 01636 813411 to speak to a solicitor in confidence.
The Law Society’s Children Law Accreditation covers all types of children law work.
Accredited members will have shown to the satisfaction of the Law Society, that they have and will maintain a high level of knowledge, skills, experience and practice in the area of children law and the representation of children.
All accredited Children Law practitioners also agree to follow the Law Society Code of Practice for Children Law (PDF 50kb). The code outlines the standards of practice and conduct expected of accredited members throughout their accreditation.
The Children Law Accreditation provides a recognised quality standard for practitioners representing children in children law proceedings and is a means of identification for professionals, such as guardians, to identify suitably qualified practitioners when representation of a child is required.
Children Law Accreditation evidences specialist expertise in representing clients in Children Law proceedings and also provides the following benefits:
I just wanted to say thank you for representing me throughout this process and for all your support during what has been a pretty stressful period. Your guidance, clarity, and calm approach have really helped me navigate this and secure an outcome that I believe is best for my child.
We both very much appreciate all of your work and support that you have given us during this incredibly difficult time in our lives. It was really good to have someone providing us really solid legal advice and help.
Mat was amazing and I can’t thank him enough for all of his hard work and support for the last 18 months, he was always fighting my corner in the best way he could and without him my family wouldn’t have been reunited and in the happy place we all are now. I would highly recommend this firm for anyone dealing with any family law issues, they are fantastic!
Dear Mr. Stout, thank you very much for all your huge efforts in moving this case forward. I really appreciate it. Thank you for representing my child's interests in this case.
I would like to thank Andy and Cathryn in support wholeheartedly for their work. Thanks for everything, we have had an outstanding result from the most arduous of circumstances that have undoubtedly enabled a little child to have a far better start to life than she would otherwise have had.
Dear Andy, thank you again for all your help and support – it has made a horrible, stressful time much more bearable.
Mat is my solicitor. Shout out to him for helping me get my baby back!!! So thankful. Been there since day 1 quite literally, giving me "dad chats" when I needed telling and things. It's amazing how much he has done for me because if it wasn't for him I wouldn't be where I am. And shout out to everyone else there who just used to let me sit in the waiting area when I used to turn up hours before my appointment and offering me coffees and that. You are all amazing and I will be forever greatful for what you have done for me. On to a better life with my daughter now!!
Mark's clear and understandable advice really calmed me down during a stressful situation.
