Rachel Frost-Smith is head of children at Birketts. She is a children arbitrator, solicitor-advocate (higher rights, civil proceedings), and a Resolution-accredited specialist (private law children and private law children advocacy). Rachel leads the private children practice at Birketts, drawing upon the breadth and strength of the family team across our offices. The family team at Birketts includes ADR practitioners, and advocates, with experience in both private and public children law, modern families and international cases.
Rachel Frost-Smith, head of children at Birketts, cautions against sharing a ‘one size fits all’ letter with separating parents before conducting proper screening for the risk of abuse. Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s
Many parents agree the arrangements for their children after they separate or divorce without the involvement of lawyers, or the family court. An increasing number cannot do so, and this has led to applications in