Enormous congratulations to Jones Myers’ committed Paralegal, Lauren Warford, who has qualified as a family law solicitor.  

Lauren is a valued member of the practice’s internationally renowned Children’s Team whose extensive expertise across private and public children law jointly combines over 16 decades.

The department’s specialisms cover matters relating to jurisdiction, private residence and contact disputes along with care proceedings. Family lawyers are also highly skilled in child abduction, adoption, special guardianship, protection, relocation, educational matters, and domestic abuse.

Lauren, who took her master’s degree at the University of Law in Leeds, has worked with Jones Myers since 2018 and was attracted to the firm’s ethos and values.

Said Lauren: “I was impressed by the practice’s commitment to always deliver the best possible  solutions for clients, and by how Jones Myers always puts children’s best interests first.   

“The team have been outstanding in supporting, mentoring, and encouraging me and it has been incredible learning from, and working with, family law specialists who are leaders in their field. I can’t thank them enough.” 

Lauren achieved her Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) which assesses legal knowledge, professional conduct, ethics, and practical skills and is now looking forward to the next stage of her career and managing her own cases.

Jones Myers Partner, Kate Banerjee, who leads the Children’s Department, said: “Lauren is a valued member of our team and we wish her continued success. Her dedication and hard work, which included studying alongside her busy paralegal work,  makes her promotion extremely well deserved.”

Jones Myers, which has headquarters in Leeds and offices in Harrogate and York, was launched in 1992 as one of the first family law firms of its kind in the North of England.

Highly commended for its outstanding client care in the 2025 Modern Law Private Client Awards, the firm has retained its top tier ranking in legal guides for over three decades. 

The practice is also a finalist in the Family Law Firm of the Year Regional category – which covers the North of England – in this year’s Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards.

Judges shortlisted the firm on factors including the firm’s outstanding level of client care, teamwork and the training and career progression of employees. The winners will be announced next month.

For queries on children law or other family law issues, call Leeds 0113 246 0055, Harrogate 01423 276104, York on 01904 202550. Visit www.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet  @helpwithdivorce

Jones Myers blog is ranked 5^th in the UK’s Best 25 family law blogs and websites to follow in 2025.

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By Kate Banerjee , Head of Jones Myers Children’s Department

Extensive studies and statistics highlight that cases of child abduction increase during the summer.

The psychological impact on children can be devastating and long-lasting – and it is vital to obtain the permission of everyone with parental responsibility for a child before taking them abroad.

Every year there are around 1,000 cases of British children under the age of sixteen being taken abroad by one parent without the other parent’s permission. This is a criminal offence if the offending parent has not obtained a Court’s permission.   

Many cases see children whisked away to countries that are not a signatory of the Hague Convention on International child abduction, an international agreement made in 1980.

Non-signatories of the Hague Convention extend to over sixty countries where there are no international systems to help parents find their children. They include Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Saudia Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Zimbabwe.

Tell-tale signs

• Behavioural changes/deteriorating relationship between parents
• Leaving a job
• Selling a house
• Seeking a copy of a child’s birth certificate
• Trying to obtain a child’s passport
• Increased contact with family or friends overseas
• Wanting to take a child away without the other parent

Preventative steps

• Apply to the Court for a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) preventing either parent from taking their children to events/trips without the express permission of the other parent
• Apply for a Child Arrangements Order which clearly sets out the ‘custody rights’ each parent should be exercising. In cases where an abduction occurs, it demonstrates an infringement of custody rights  
• Ensure that parental contact is supervised or, in extreme cases, stopped altogether
• Keep passports safe – an option is for a solicitor to hold them
• Ask the Passport Agency  to block the other parent from applying for a new passport
• In term time, ensure the school know exactly who is allowed to collect your child from school

If you receive a threat of child abduction or if your child has been abducted:

• Contact the police immediately. They can issue alerts to airports/ferry terminals and liaise with Interpol who may be able to work with police forces abroad to help find your child
• Give the police recent photos of your child and the other parent, together with details of the airport or destination you think they may be heading
• Contact Reunite, a UK charity specialising in parental child abduction which operates a 24 hour emergency helpline
• Seek legal advice immediately

Guiding you through this complex process

Jones Myers is recognised nationally and internationally for managing cases of parental child abduction.

This includes children being wrongfully removed from England & Wales and unlawfully retained in a different jurisdiction – or being abducted from another jurisdiction to England & Wales and illegally retained.

Our consistently high success rate spans countries both inside and outside of the Hague Convention. We are highly experienced in liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Home Office along with officials, police forces and politicians at the highest level at home and overseas.

Helpful websites include International parental child abduction – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and Reunite | International Child Abduction Centre | Child Abduction Charity

For queries on international child abduction or any aspect of family law, call us at Leeds on 0113 246 0055, Harrogate on 01423 276104, or York on 01904 202550. Visit www.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

Jones Myers blog is ranked among the UK’s Best 25 family law blogs and websites to follow in 2024.

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By Debra Jackson, family law solicitor and specialist in cohabitation cases 

With latest statistics revealing a 23 per cent increase in the number of divorces in the 12 months before lockdown, choosing the right family lawyer is more important than ever.

The surge, among the biggest since numbers were first recorded in the mid-19th century, reinforces how vital it is to obtain the best advice at such a difficult time.  

We always recommend working with a lawyer who is a member of Resolution – a body of family lawyers and fellow professionals committed to dealing with relationship breakdown issues in a constructive and non-confrontational manner.   

Our firm is a long-standing supporter of the Association and our founder Peter Jones was a National Chairman. A champion of raising standards, he chairs Resolution’s specialist accreditation committee where he encourages fellow family law firms to achieve accreditations in specific areas such as complex financial issues, cohabitation, pensions and child abduction.

Assessors award and renew accreditations to lawyers who can demonstrate outstanding level of skills and expertise and high levels of competence.

I achieved Specialist Accreditation in Complex Financial Provision 1, and Cohabitation and ToLATA in 2019 to demonstrate my skills and ensure that clients can identify me as an expert in this field.

Of Resolution’s 250 plus members working within 20 miles of Leeds, only 5 of us hold Specialist Accreditation in Cohabitation and ToLATA cases.

My work often involves cases where unmarried partners have separated and are disputing how their property should be divided.

With more people choosing to live together without getting married or entering into a civil partnership, the often complex nature of cases following separation requires highly competent legal advice.

When instructing an accredited lawyer, you can be confident of their proven track record. That is not to say that you are guaranteed the outcome you seek, but that they will provide you with the best advice and assistance.

Accredited Specialists are well placed to assist you through the process of divorce and separation together with resolving the financial issues; fewer things for you to worry about at such a difficult time.

All family law cases are different but as a general rule, they are stressful and often emotional – which is why it is important you find a lawyer that you have confidence in and feel comfortable working with.

For queries on divorce or cohabitation or any aspect of family law, call us at Leeds on 0113 246 0055, Harrogate on 01423 276104, or York on 01904 202550. Visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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 We’re celebrating the news that our collaborative family law expert, Norman Taylor has been a qualified lawyer for 45 years.  

Practicing family law exclusively for over 25 years, Norman has extensive expertise in financial issues arising from family and relationship breakdown. A pioneer of collaborative family law, he is widely recognised for championing the process in Yorkshire.

Norman is also a lecturer in collaborative law who is committed to developing the next generation of lawyers and continues to mentor students at Leeds Beckett University. 

Joining Jones Myers over a decade ago, he is a valued and respected member of our team who is highly regarded among his peers regionally and nationally for seeking innovative solutions to financial issues.

Norman’s track record complements the expertise of our specialist lawyers whose combined legal experience exceeds 400 years and who are acknowledged leaders in their field.

Founder Peter Jones – one of the country’s first Family Law arbitrators – is the current chair of Resolution’s Accreditation Committee, a former national chairman of Resolution and ex Deputy District Judge.

Partner and director Richard Peaker, who heads our Financial Remedies Department, has an enviable reputation in representing a wide spectrum of clients, from middle England to high net worth individuals and their spouses.

The Department also includes highly experienced family lawyer and partner Elizabeth Bell who has a strong reputation in complicated, high value cases involving company structures and trusts.

Andrew Fox, our ‘in-house Counsel’ and partner, is a collaboratively trained lawyer with an impressive record of dealing with complex children cases along with trust related matters and offshore jurisdictions. The latest Legal 500 guide says he is “firm but fair and getting to the heart of a problem efficiently and with excellent judgement.”

Headed by Kate Banerjee, an acknowledged leader in Children’s Law, our Children Department boasts a national and international reputation in dealing with children related matters and child abduction cases.

Our York office is headed by partner Nicki Mitchell, also a trained Mediator and the first collaborative family lawyer in York, who has over 25 years’ experience in family law. 

With offices in Leeds, Harrogate and York we represent clients locally, nationally and internationally. We are also sustaining our recruitment drive as we mark further expansion resulting from increasing commissions.   

For queries on any aspect of family law, call us at Leeds on 0113 246 0055, at Harrogate on 01423 276104, or at York office on 01904 202550. Visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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Jones Myers’ highly-experienced Children Department continues to represent the mother of a 12 year old girl from Leeds who has been missing in Egypt since 2011.

Recent developments in the long-standing case include High Court judge Mr Justice Mostyn asking Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt to help locate Elsa Salama who was abducted aged just 4 by her father, Tamer Salama.

Jones Myers has represented Elsa’s mother Naomi Button in her relentless campaign to be reunited with her daughter who was snatched by her estranged husband from the resort of Sharm El Sheikh on 27 December 2011 while on holiday with her mother to visit her paternal family in Egypt.Placing Elsa in his mother’s care before also returning to England, Tamer Salama has served the equivalent of four years in jail for refusing to comply with court orders to return Elsa to her mother.

Even to this day he refuses to reveal Elsa’s whereabouts – saying only that she remains with his mother in Cairo the capital of Egypt which is not a member of the Hague Convention.

This week Mr Justice Mostyn has also asked the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick to consider if Tamer Salama should face criminal proceedings for child abduction and perjury offences.

In the last eight years, Naomi Button and Kate Banerjee, who heads Jones Myers Children Department, have left no stone unturned in their painstaking campaign to bring Elsa home.

Launching and sustaining an international appeal for Elsa’s safe return, they have returned to Egypt on numerous occasions and instigated legal proceedings there. In 2012 Elsa was made a ward of court, giving judges the authority to make decisions about her movements, and Naomi has been awarded custody orders requiring Elsa to be returned.

A new spark of hope came from a recent High Court hearing headed by Mr Justice Mostyn who announced that a formal approach to the Foreign Secretary to use ‘all available diplomatic measures’ should be made.

Addressing the court, he said: “The cruelty that is being inflicted on this woman and on this child is formidable. It is hard to imagine the daily agony that this mother must endure”

He added: “I intend to write a judgment respectfully pleading with the Foreign Office to use all diplomatic measures to locate this British child, this ward of court, who has been missing for all these years…“Although there have been informal approaches to diplomatic sources, there hasn’t yet been a formal approach made.”

Kate Banerjee said: “I cannot begin to describe the eight years of heartache that Naomi has ensured in her agonising, and up to now, fruitless search to bring Elsa home. We wholeheartedly welcome Mr Justice Mostyn’s pledge to request the Foreign Secretary’s assistance in this heart-wrenching case.”

The Jones Myers blog features advice for parents who are concerned their spouse may take their children out of the country during a divorce.

Contact us on children issues or family law matters – call our Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, our Harrogate office on 01423 276104, visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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Jones Myers is marking a double milestone as we retain our joint number 1 rankings in Chambers and The Legal 500 guides for over two decades.

Chambers says clients praise our family law team’s “exemplary professional standards, prompt response time and transparency throughout,” in addition to our “well-balanced approach to all proceedings.”Describing us as a dedicated family law firm with a number of collaborative experts as well as an in-house barrister and a former deputy judge, the guide says we are particularly noted for our ability to handle complicated children cases.

It also outlines how our expertise in dealing with financial remedy nuptial cases adds depth to our practice which is ‘well versed in cases involving shareholder issues, property portfolios and complex pension schemes.’

Richard Peaker, who heads our Financial Remedies department founder Peter Jones and Kate Banerjee who leads our internationally renowned Children Team are Notable Practitioners.

The guide says: The “phenomenal” Richard Peaker mostly acts on high net worth cases, with expertise in those involving trust or corporate structures. Sources confirm: “He is measured, experienced and capable of dealing with cases with a high level of complexity. He is excellent.”    

The “very well-known and respected” Peter Jones is lauded as ‘hugely experienced in acting for high net worth clients on divorce proceedings cases. His practice includes advice on complex business valuation and shareholding issues.’

Kate Banerjee is “Very much the leading child law expert in Leeds” report interviewees, who further praise her “fantastic manner with clients.”

Our clients’ fantastic feedback includes the following endorsement: “I was impressed with the friendliness and professionalism of everyone from the receptionist to the people dealing with the accounts. Everyone is happy to explain things and not make you feel silly for asking.”

Clients also value the approach of ‘highly experienced’ collaborative law specialist Norman Taylor, with Chambers noting: “He has a very calm nature and ability to handle sensitive and difficult subjects with kindness and empathy.”

Earlier this week Legal 500 awarded us top ranking as a “well known and strong family law practice”’ which is “‘strong in handling both complex divorce proceedings and children related matters, including those with international elements.”

Richard Peaker is again acknowledged as a Leading Individual and Kate Banerjee and Sarah Dickinson are also recommended.

The rankings cover Leeds, West Yorkshire, Bradford and surrounding areas and North Yorkshire.

With offices in Leeds, Harrogate and North London, we are lawyers who strive for solutions to problems, advising on options which can avoid conflict and unnecessary costs.

Contact us for an initial no cost meeting by calling our Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, our Harrogate office on 01423 276104, visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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By Kate Banerjee, head of Jones Myers Children Department

In our extensive experience, divorced or separated parents become anxious for many reasons when one of them wants to take their children abroad.

Our latest blog, which will also be featured in The Divorce Magazine, explains how there are only two circumstances in which your spouse can take them out of the country for up to 28 days without your permission.The first is if they have a Child Arrangements order (formally called a Residence Order) that a child “lives with” them, or if they secure a Court Order giving consent – a Specific Issue Order.

The latter is applied for if your spouse does not have a Child Arrangements Order and thinks you are unreasonable in refusing permission. In these circumstances, the Court is asked to resolve a matter by considering the facts of each case, and determining whether the child should be allowed to travel.

For an application to be successful the applicant should provide details of the proposed holiday – where they will be staying, with whom, for how long etc. The parent remaining at home may also need assurances that their spouse will return the child’s passport after the holiday and call them regularly while they are away.

Examples of when the court may not approve a holiday would be if they are travelling to a dangerous part of the world, or if the child may be at risk due to medical reasons. Generally, the Courts take the view that a holiday is in the child’s best interests unless there is good reason otherwise.

The Court will make its decision based on what is in the child’s best interests. In the majority of cases an order will be granted if the child is keen to go on the break and will benefit from it – and providing your ex promises to bring them back when the holiday is over.

Courts are more wary if your spouse plans to take your child to countries that are not a signatory of the Hague Convention on International child abduction. They include Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, India and Iran.

If you have major concerns, you can also apply to the Court for a Prohibited Steps Order which prevents either of you taking the children outside the country without the permission of the other parent.

Parents who object to their children going abroad are often pressurised by their ex to give their approval. If you find yourself in this positon then you should seek legal advice on the legality of the travel. A practical tip would be to keep hold of your child’s passport until you have the details of the holiday and are satisfied that it is safe to travel.

In most cases the planned trip abroad genuinely is just that. However if you are worried that the holiday may be part of a plan for abducting your child, by which we mean permanently removing your child from the jurisdiction, we recommend you look out for the following signs:

• Selling a house
• An interest in obtaining a copy of your child’s birth certificate
• Making moves to obtain your child’s passport
• Leaving a job

If you think that there is a chance your child may be abducted abroad, then you should also consider the following preventative steps:

• Ensure contact is supervised. In extreme cases, you may seek to stop contact altogether
• Keep passports safe and consider depositing them with a solicitor
• Ask the Passport Agency to block your ex from applying for a new passport
• Notify your child’s school about who is allowed to collect them

The severe psychological impact on children who have been abducted can be devastating and long lasting. If in doubt, seek legal advice immediately.  

For more information about children, divorce or family law issues, call Jones Myers at our Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, our Harrogate office on 01423 276104, visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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The latest in our series of team profiles puts the spotlight on Kate Banerjee, head of the Children Department

What type of children law cases do you and your team work on?

We pride ourselves on making a real difference to our clients, representing children in the most difficult situations to improve their lives – and the lives of those caring for them. Our cases include adoption, child abduction, child arrangements, care proceedings, internal and external relocation and Court of Protection work.Where are your clients based?

Jones Myers has offices in Leeds, Harrogate and London and our clients are based, locally nationally, across Europe – and internationally. Our team are all experienced advocates; ensuring clients liaise with the same lawyer throughout their case. Today’s technology enables us to communicate effectively with our clients via the internet and Skype.

Do all the case you take on end up in court?

Half of the cases we take on are settled out of court. If clients can’t reach a settlement through informal negotiations, we guide them through options including non-confrontational routes such as mediation and collaborative law.

When going to Court is the only viable way forward, our highly experienced solicitor advocates and in house barrister pursue litigation in local and national Family Courts, High Courts and the Court of Appeal.

The firm has a reputation of being at the forefront of international child abduction cases – how do you support clients in these difficult and stressful situations?

In many cases, children are whisked away to countries that are not a signatory of the Hague Convention on International child abduction – an international agreement made in 1980. These countries include Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Zimbabwe, India and Iran to name but a few.

Such cases can prove especially challenging because there are no international systems in place to help parents who are desperate to find and be reunited with their children.

We have extensive experience in liaising with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office when children are removed from the jurisdiction and with the Home Office on cases involving the nationality of children and disputes relating to international aspects of these cases. We’re accredited to a specialist Panel operated by the International Child Abduction and Contact Unit in London.

What are the most significant and/or complex cases you have dealt with?
They include international child abduction cases in countries which are not bound by the Hague convention.

What is the single biggest change in family law you have encountered in your career?

The demise of Legal Aid in 2013 because those who most need advice are not receiving it – which is impacting on children involved.

How do you switch off outside work?
I enjoy spending time quality with my family and friends and dog walking. We have a very lively Cockerpoo who keeps us all on our toes!

For information about any aspect of children or family law, call Jones Myers at our Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, our Harrogate office on 01423 276104, visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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A call for more concerted action to prevent children in parental disputes being abducted overseas comes as yet more disturbing cases hit the headlines.

The stark reality is that around 1, 000 British children are taken abroad by the other parent without permission every year.

The appeal for a global campaign comes from the charity, Abducted Angels which raises funds for families to help them trace their children and bring them back. The organisation also enlists the voluntary services of social workers and counsellors to help rehabilitate abducted children.

In many cases, children are whisked away to countries that are not a signatory of the Hague Convention on International child abduction – an international agreement made in 1980. These countries include Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Saudia Arabia and Zimbabwe.

Such cases can prove especially challenging because there are no international systems in place to help parents who are desperate to find and be reunited with their children.

The Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) office will do its best to help but admits to having limited powers because it cannot interfere in the laws of a non-Hague country.

The severe psychological impact on children who have been abducted can be devastating and long lasting and it is vital to obtain the permission of everyone with parental responsibility for a child before taking them abroad. Below are some tips on how to stay vigilant and keep your children safe.

Tell-tale signs to look out for:  

• Selling a house
• An interest in obtaining a copy of a child’s birth certificate
• Making moves to obtain a child’s passport
• Announcing a desire to go on holiday with the child/children and without the other parent
• Leaving a job

Preventative steps to consider:

• Apply to the Court for a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO); this prevents either parent from taking their children to any specific events or any trips without the express permission of the other parent
• Ensure that contact is supervised and, in extreme cases, you may wish to stop contact altogether
• Keep passports safe and consider depositing them with a solicitor
• Contact the Passport Agency and ask them to block the other parent from applying for a new passport
• Notify the school about who is allowed to collect your child from school

If you receive a threat of child abduction or if your child has been abducted:

• Contact the police immediately, who can issue a port alert to airports and ferry terminals. Recent photos of your child and the other parent, together with details of the airport or destination you think they may be heading, will help the police to focus their search
• Contact Reunite, a UK charity specialising in parental child abduction which operates a 24 hour emergency helpline.
• Seek legal advice immediately

For more information about child abduction, children’s issues, divorce or any aspect of family law, call Jones Myers at our Leeds office on 0113 246 0055, our Harrogate office on 01423 276104, visit jm2023.jonesmyers.co.uk, email info@jonesmyers.co.uk or tweet us @helpwithdivorce

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By Kate Banerjee, Partner and head of the Children Department

Child custody disputes and parental abduction are understandably the most traumatic and sensitive issues in divorce.

They are further intensified when arguments cross international borders and one parent refuses to surrender or share access to the children – even when instructed to by a court – and the other is left frustrated by unavailable, unfair or inaccessible legal remedies.

The recent Beirut kidnapping case, where Australian mother, Sally Faulkner, is in a Lebanese prison facing a ten-year sentence after a failed child recovery operation, is an example of what can happen when you take matters into your own hands.

Despite Faulkner being awarded sole custody of her two children, Lahala, six and Noah, four, by an Australian family court, her estranged husband, Ali Elamine, took them from the country nearly a year ago then refused to let them return.

The case is further exacerbated by the fact that Lebanon is not a signatory to the Hague Convention, which helps facilitate the return of internationally abducted children.

It is extremely difficult to return a child from a country that has not signed the Hague Convention. The challenges a parent faces in such circumstances can be overwhelming and desperately frightening as they struggle to get their child back.

Even when the country is a signatory, the process is extremely traumatic and abusive for the child or children involved as they are subjected to significant emotional harm.

Nevertheless, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) makes it very clear that if a parent tries to ‘re-abduct’ a child it cannot step in and mop up should things go wrong.

I have considerable experience in international child abduction cases and am a member of the International Child Abduction and Custody Unit. While most clients believe that the government can intervene to order and help with the return of a child to England and Wales, the reality is that although support is available, parental child abduction cases can take years to resolve.

Similarly, Faulkner and her lawyers must now sort things out without the help of the Australian government and are said to be trying to reach a new agreement with her ex-partner’s legal team. However, they have had to offer to give up her sole custody in order for criminal charges to be dropped.

Despite the risks, covert tracing and snatching of children who have been abducted is a thriving business – yet it would be far better if divorcing parents considered a few preventative steps which we have outlined in a previous post.

If you have any comments, queries or concerns on child abduction or wider divorce related matters, leave a comment below, call the Jones Myers team on 0113 246 0055 or tweet us on @helpwithdivorce.

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