Jones Myers Ltd

Jones Myers nationally/internationally acclaimed Children Department excels in matters including international child abduction and issues centered on jurisdiction, overseas adoption. Consistently achieving extremely high relocation success rate of returns of children in international abduction issues (within and outside EC, Hague, Non-Hague Convention countries).

Department specialises in private residence and contact disputes, care proceedings, adoption, abduction, special guardianship, relocation, educational matters.

Lawyers represent private individuals (parents, grandparents, family members acting through their Trusts), Local Authorities, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS).

Around 50% of complex case work originates from existing clients or referrals including those from law firms who lack the expertise.

Services expansion to Court of Protection work - now covering entire range of children/vulnerable adult cases.

Senior Solicitor

Julie’s extensive expertise spans three decades in all aspects of Public Law for Children and Young Adults including care proceedings, adoption, and child protection work - representing children directly and through their Guardians as well as parents, other relatives and foster carers.

Holding Higher Rights of Audience enables Julie to represent clients in Senior Courts in England and Wales. She has practised in York and acted for children from across North Yorkshire.

Held in high regard by counsel and Guardians of children that she represents, Julie is described as compassionate, focused, reassuring and adept at managing complex cases.

Specialisms

• Adoption and Placement Applications
• Care Proceedings and other Public Law Proceedings regarding Children and Young Adults
• Residence and Contact Disputes

English

Higher Rights of Audience (2010) Accredited Law Society’s Children Panel member (2000) Resolution member (1993) Association of Lawyers for Children member