Family Law
Comprehensive psychiatric and psychological assessments for family court proceedings — from parenting capacity evaluations to child protection and adoption cases.
Parenting Capacity & Mental Health
Assessment of parenting ability, emotional availability, insight, risk, and capacity to meet the child’s developmental needs.
Care & Contact Proceedings
Independent psychiatric opinion in public and private law disputes regarding care arrangements and contact safety.
Domestic Abuse & Coercive Control
Assessment of coercive dynamics, trauma impact, psychological harm, and ongoing safeguarding risk.
Substance Misuse & Dual Diagnosis
Opinion on relapse risk, treatment engagement, parenting safety, and interaction between mental illness and substance misuse.
Fabricated or Induced Illness (FII)
Specialist evaluation of suspected fabricated illness, parental presentation, and safeguarding implications.
Perinatal & Post-Natal Mental Health
Assessment of maternal mental health, bonding, relapse risk, and infant safeguarding considerations.
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Specialist psychiatric assessment of emotional, behavioural, and developmental difficulties in family proceedings.
Child Sexual Abuse Assessment
Trauma-informed evaluation of psychological impact, credibility factors, and safeguarding needs.
Personality Disorders & Relational
Evaluation of personality structure, relational dynamics, emotional regulation, and impact on parenting.
Neurodevelopmental in Family
Assessment of ADHD, autism, intellectual disability, and their functional impact within parenting contexts.
Parental Alienation
Independent evaluation of alleged alienating behaviours, relational dynamics, and psychological impact on the child.
Attachment Assessment
Evaluation of attachment patterns, caregiving quality, emotional security, and long-term developmental implications.
Psychosomatic / Functional Symptoms
Assessment of medically unexplained symptoms, psychological formulation, and impact on caregiving capacity.
Special Guardianship
Expert opinion on suitability, long-term stability, attachment security, and permanence planning.
Adoption Assessments
Comprehensive psychiatric report addressing permanence, attachment, stability, and long-term welfare outcomes.
Need a Child & Family Expert Report?
We can provide CVs and fixed-fee quotes from suitably qualified psychiatrists and psychologists within 60 minutes, aligned with Family Procedure Rules (Part 25) and court timetables.


