Custody Lawyers Edinburgh

Nothing tests a parent quite like a family law child custody disagreement, sparked by a divorce, a breakup, or simply drifting apart. Our Edinburgh team lives and breathes residence and contact cases, and as divorce custody lawyers we’ll walk you through exactly what your options look like from the first conversation.

One free, no-strings conversation is usually all it takes to see where things stand. No pressure, no commitment.

Pick up the phone or drop us a quick message below, and you’ll hear back within minutes.

Fixed fee solutions

Fixed fee solutions

No hidden bills here, just a transparent fixed fee for your first consultation, with the option to defer payment in certain circumstances so money worries don’t stand between you and good advice.

Initial consultation

Talk things through with a specialist custody lawyer, whether that’s over the phone, on a video call, or face to face, with zero obligation to go any further.

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We respond quickly

Get in touch and a member of our team will be in touch promptly to discuss your situation.

Trusted Edinburgh custody lawyers

We’re a well-regarded Edinburgh custody law firm and team of custody solicitors working solely within Scots law, which means the guidance you receive is shaped around your case rather than lifted from a UK-wide script.

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You don’t have to face a custody dispute alone

When a relationship breaks down, deciding where your children will live and how much contact each parent has is often the hardest part. Scots law actually uses the terms ‘residence’ and ‘contact’ rather than ‘custody’, though most people still search for it that way. Whatever you call it, what matters is your relationship with your children and the practical arrangements that protect it. 

If you’re unsure where to start, that’s completely understandable, whether you’re hoping to agree things amicably, through mediation, or you need the court to decide through a Residence Order. Separation takes an emotional toll too, and we can point you towards post-separation counselling if that would help. 

Whatever has happened, we’ll listen, take your circumstances seriously, and tell you honestly where you stand. 

What’s included in a child custody agreement

Acting as your family custody lawyer, we put residence, contact and financial arrangements into a minute of agreement on your behalf, a binding document that can set out: 

  • Which parent the children will live with, and how that’s split 
  • How contact with the other parent works, including holidays and birthdays 
  • Ongoing child maintenance and any spousal aliment 
  • How assets such as property, savings and investments get divided 
  • Who keeps, or has the right to occupy, the family home 
  • Pension sharing 

Costs stay predictable thanks to a fixed fee initial consultation, and we can defer payment in certain circumstances, so budget is never the reason advice gets put off. 

Getting advice is simple. Here’s how it works

  1. Get in touch. A quick call or a short form takes a couple of minutes. 
  2. We call you back promptly to discuss your situation and talk through your options. 
  3. Where things are more contentious, a specialist custody lawyer digs into the specifics and gets back to you inside 24 hours.

After that, we take the whole thing off your plate: negotiating residence and contact, drawing up the minute of agreement, or pursuing a Residence Order and standing up for you in court if negotiation breaks down. You get on with your life; we get on with the legal work.

Worth flagging: cohabiting couples, as opposed to married ones, have just a year from separating to bring a financial claim, so speaking to us sooner keeps more doors open. It’s also worth knowing that a child living mainly with one parent doesn’t strip the other parent of their parental rights and responsibilities.

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Book your initial consultation

Our trusted Edinburgh custody lawyers will hear your side of things, lay out your options in plain terms, and help you take the next step with confidence. No obligation.

Contact us at 0131 6083 096 or via the contact form.

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