Children ======== OUR TEAM -------- Led by Caroline Korah - "one of the best and brightest" (Legal 500) - the Vardags' Children Department is made up of an elite team of the best lawyers who, together, form one of the UK's leading children's departments. Our team of expert family lawyers are renowned for their "robust", pragmatic and "down to earth approach" to even the most intricate and complex of children matters, working on a breadth of issues (Legal 500), with areas of expertise including: child abduction and protection, parental alienation, cases involving serious allegations of harm, matters pertaining to parental responsibility, and safeguarding issues. Vardags' Children Practice has both domestic and international dimension, often with cases that involve several jurisdictions, foreign legal precedents, with a reputation for handling high-stakes cases. WE ARE READY TO HELP --------------------- If you think you may need our help of our family law solicitors, please call us right away. At an initial consultation we can give you preliminary advice, curate a strategy, and if necessary, discuss options to fund your case. [BOOK MY FREE CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/contact "BOOK MY FREE CONSULTATION") OUR TEAM -------- ### [Caroline Korah](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/caroline-korah "Caroline Korah") Partner - Head of Children "CAROLINE KORAH IS A HIGHLY DEDICATED LAWYER WHO FEARLESSLY REPRESENTS HER CLIENTS' INTEREST" Legal 500 Caroline is Head of Children, advising on all aspects of children law. Caroline is sensitive but tenacious, with a refined and no-nonsense approach inside and outside... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/caroline-korah) [BOOK CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/lawyers/london/caroline-korah "SELECT") ### [Lucy Bolton](https://vardags.com/solicitors/manchester/lucy-bolton "Lucy Bolton") Partner and Co-Head of Manchester and Regional Offices - Divorce & Family "LUCY WILLIAMS IS LOVED BY CLIENTS AND COUNSEL" Legal 500 Lucy Bolton (Née Williams) is a Partner at the Manchester office, Head of the Manchester Children team, and Co-Head of Manchester and Regional Offices. She advises... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/solicitors/manchester/lucy-bolton) [BOOK CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/lawyers/manchester/lucy-bolton "SELECT") ### [Jemima Kearney](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/jemima-kearney "Jemima Kearney") Associate "JEMIMA KEARNEY IS A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, ELOQUENT, EMPATHETIC, AND DETAIL-FOCUSED ASSOCIATE, A..." Legal 500 Jemima is an Associate at Vardags. [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/jemima-kearney) [BOOK CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/lawyers/london/jemima-kearney "SELECT") ### [Mia Cooman](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/mia-cooman "Mia Cooman") Assistant Solicitor "IF YOU WANT THE BEST, LOOK NO FURTHER" Legal 500 Mia became a graduate trainee in September 2023, having previously joined Vardags as a Client Relations Specialist after 10 years of experience providing managerial support... [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/mia-cooman) [BOOK CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/lawyers/london/mia-cooman "SELECT") ### [Imogen Fallon](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/imogen-fallon "Imogen Fallon") Assistant Solicitor "THEY ARE ALWAYS VERY ORGANISED AND SEVERAL STEPS AHEAD COMPARED TO OTHER FIRMS" Client Imogen joined Vardags on the Graduate Training Programme. [READ MORE](https://vardags.com/solicitors/london/imogen-fallon) [BOOK CONSULTATION](https://vardags.com/lawyers/london/imogen-fallon "SELECT") Related News ------------ [A closer look at international child relocation and parental responsibility](https://vardags.com/family-law/international-child-relocation-parental-rights "A closer look at international child relocation and parental responsibility") [AM v DF: clarifying the law around the temporary removal of children from the jurisdiction to a non-Hague Convention country](https://vardags.com/family-law/temporary-removal-children-non-hague-convention-country "AM v DF: clarifying the law around the temporary removal of children from the jurisdiction to a non-Hague Convention country") [Children with same-sex parents fare equally well, study shows](https://vardags.com/family-law/children-sex-parents-fare-equally-well "Children with same-sex parents fare equally well, study shows") [Overcoming gender bias in child relocation cases](https://vardags.com/family-law/overcoming-gender-bias-in-child-relocation-cases "Overcoming gender bias in child relocation cases") [Parents, children and the presumption of advancement](https://vardags.com/family-law/parents-children-advancement "Parents, children and the presumption of advancement") Related Press ------------- [The Telegraph Caroline Korah discusses parental child abduction with The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/climate-and-people/brexit-stopped-us-getting-our-abducted-children-back/ "Caroline Korah discusses parental child abduction with The Telegraph") [Fertility Road Sarah Williams discusses proposals to lift the New York surrogacy ban](https://fertilityroad.com/new-york-ban-on-surrogacy-close-to-being-lifted/ "Sarah Williams discusses proposals to lift the New York surrogacy ban") [Mail Online "Britain's top divorce lawyer" advocates blended approach to work and motherhood](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6665437/Divorce-lawyer-Ayesha-Vardag-reveals-didnt-maternity-leave.html "'Britain's top divorce lawyer' advocates blended approach to work and motherhood") [Human Rights Info The law has changed to allow single parents to have a child through surrogacy, barrister Sarah Williams explains](https://rightsinfo.org/a-human-rights-legal-challenge-means-the-law-has-changed-to-allow-single-parents-to-have-a-child-through-surrogacy/ "The law has changed to allow single parents to have a child through surrogacy, barrister Sarah Williams explains") [Family Law Crackdown on divorcing parents who 'alienate' children from former partners](https://www.familylaw.co.uk/news_and_comment/crackdown-on-divorcing-parents-who-alienate-children-from-former-partners "Crackdown on divorcing parents who alienate children from former partners")