Family.

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Melanie commenced practice in common/criminal law but has specialised in Family law since 1991, representing children, parents and local authorities in care and adoption proceedings.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE Adoption Care & Supervision Child Abduction Child Arrangement Divorce Family Forced Marriage Molestation & Occupation Public Inquiries Relocation Internal and Abroad

Call 1984.

Notable Cases

Examples of the range of Melanie's recent cases include:

G v G

Representing intervening vulnerable young adult with mental health issues in a private law dispute between her parents in relation to a younger sibling where her Article 2, 3 and 8 rights were engaged.

Re F

Representing a local authority in proceedings where the mother who wished to retain care of her child had longstanding mental health issues.

Re A and SP

Representing a mother with significant learning disability.

Re K

Representing a local authority where the mother, deceased in the course of proceedings, had made serious allegations of domestic violence against the father who sought to care for the child.

Re P

Representing a local authority where there was extensive contested medical evidence in relation to a baby that had suffered life-threatening physical injury and malnutrition.

Re B

Representing a mother facing allegations of failing to protect her sons from familial and intergenerational sexual abuse where her son was additionally alleged to be a perpetrator.

Inner Temple, 1984

Family Law Bar Association

BSc (Econ) LSE; Dip Law.