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Adoption

We will work closely with you to help you through this highly specialised and complex area of law whether you are a prospective adopter, a child or the child's birth parents.

International Adoptions

We have a particular speciality in international adoptions, which includes working with professionals from other countries, to explore all the options available. We work closely with our specialist Immigration Team to provide a complete legal service.

f you would like to talk to us about your situation then please contact us.

Jo

Jo Stone

Partner

0845 450 5558

Jo is a partner in charge of the Truro Family Team and deals with a range of family matters, disputes concerning children, injunction work and representing unmarried couples on separation.

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Bill

Bill Wilkins

Partner

0845 450 5558

Bill is a partner in the Family Team and joined Stephens Scown in 1993.

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Mark

Mark Smith

Partner

0845 450 5558

Mark joined the firm in 1998 and is a partner in the Family Team in Exeter. Mark deals with all aspects of family work, including adoption and civil partnerships. Mark has considerable experience in both private and public law children matters including international relocation cases.

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Michael

Michael Lowry

Partner

0845 450 5558

Michael is a partner and Team Leader for the Cornwall Family Team. He is a specialist family lawyer and qualified and practised in London before moving to Cornwall.

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Peter

Peter Marshall

Partner

0845 450 5558

Peter is a partner in the Cornwall Family Team and heads up the St Austell office having joined the firm in 1994. He deals with all aspects of family and children work.

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Ed

Ed Bidder

Paralegal

0845 450 5558

Ed joined Stephens Scown in 2006 from Exeter County Court, having developed four years' experience in the family department and customer service manager roles.

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Nick

Nick Gibbins

Associate

0845 450 5558

Nick is an Associate based in the Family Team in St Austell.

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Sarah

Sarah Bell

Solicitor

0845 450 5558

Having trained with Stephens Scown, Sarah qualified as a solicitor specialising in family law in April 2004.

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Sarah

Sarah Walls

Solicitor

0845 450 5558

Sarah is a Solicitor in the Exeter Family Team working in all areas of Family Law.

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Claire

Claire Joyner

Trainee Legal Executive

0845 450 5558

Claire joined the firm at the end of 2009 having moved to Exeter from Bristol and is a Trainee Legal Executive in the family department.

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Kris

Kris Seed

Associate

0845 450 5558

Kris deals with all areas of family law and has a wealth of experience dealing with financial disputes within divorce and contested proceedings regarding children.

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Andrew

Andrew Lobb

Associate

0845 450 5558

Andrew has a background acting for both private clients and the County Council. He specialises in all aspects of family and particularly child care work acting for children and family members as well as carrying out his own advocacy in both magistrates and county courts.

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Chris

Chris Morse

Legal Executive

0845 450 5558

Chris joined the firm at the beginning of 2008 having moved to Exeter. Having qualified as a Legal Executive specialising in family law in 2009, he works alongside Bill Wilkins in dealing with all aspects of family law.

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Fiona

Fiona Cavell

Associate

0845 450 5558

Fiona is an Associate and well established member of the Family Team, having joined in 1991.

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Mark Smith is highly recommended for his expertise in public and private law children matters, where he is regularly instructed by guardians and parents. He also handles adoption and civil partnership issues.

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Chambers and Partners 2011

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