Legal advise

[mrsmoose]

Hi.
We have been instructed by the court judge to get some legal advise and to submit a statement to the court expressing our views. (It's a long story, but basically we have been family & friends carers for nearly 3 years, for my great niece and we are now going for an adoption order, supported by Local authority and agency decision maker)
So what I was wondering is how to go about finding a good solicitor? We want somebody that obviously specializes in this kind of thing, and I have found a couple of 'family law' solicitors but how do I know if they're any good?
We live in West Wales, but don't mind travelling to wherever we have to go to get the best advise.
Thank in advance!

[Robin D]

You need to find someone who is on the 'childrens panel'. You can either search the Law Society site or you might find http://www.collaborativelawwales.co.uk helpful.

Be sure to ask questions to ensure they have dealt with specifically your sort of work before agreeing anything.

[mrsmoose]

Many thanks for the information Robin D, will look into that today.
Thanks again.