Gemma Adams

Gemma qualified as a solicitor in September 2022, having joined TV Edwards LLP in 2018 as a paralegal. She works in the Children team of the Family department, and represents clients in a wide range of private and public law proceedings.

Gemma advises on the following areas of Law:

Family law cases relating to children, particularly care proceedings and social services involvement, including pre-proceedings meetings, private children matters and cases involving domestic abuse, such as non-molestation order and occupation order proceedings. Gemma has also assisted fee earners with child abduction proceedings under the Hague Convention.

Gemma has extensive experience with cases involving disputes about the living and contact arrangements for children, as well as those involving domestic abuse and fact-finding hearings.

Publications

Who should pay the costs of the contact centre where there have been findings of domestic abuse against the person seeking contact?

Are you planning to take your child abroad this summer? Here’s what separated parents need to know

Professional Memberships

• Young Legal Aid Lawyers.
• Resolution.

Client Feedback

“Very knowledgeable and always available to chat. Gemma takes her time to explain things without the jargon, and offers options, while giving us more than sufficient advice and information as required. She is polite and professional.”

“I have taken advice from two senior solicitors in the past concerning family matters and Gemma has proven herself to be miles ahead in terms of professionalism, work ethic and also basic human nature. It’s clear she is passionate about her chosen specialism and went above and beyond to ensure the best possible outcome for myself and my children. Gemma has displayed extensive knowledge of Local Authority Care Proceedings. Her advice has been clear, direct and well considered. She ensured that I fully understood every aspect of the proceedings and maintained consistent, honest and responsive communication with me. All of my emails and calls were responded to much quicker than I had expected! She made me feel reassured whilst at the same time managing my expectations and articulating perfectly all of the possible positive and negative outcomes of our proceedings. She ensured that I was never made to feel confused or overwhelmed by legal mumbo-jumbo.”