I am a Sole Practitioner practicing exclusively as an Independent Children’s Lawyer for children in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court and as a Separate Representative for the children in the child protection jurisdiction.
An important part of my role in representing children is to obtain reports from professionals that are independent of the parties to the proceedings and being able to assist the Court with independent expert evidence
I have on many occasions briefed Ms Giles with Terms of Reference requesting her to undertake either family reports or social assessment reports. Of course all matters are complex and the material provided to Ms Giles is lengthy and detailed.
It is my personal experience that Ms Giles is not only totally professional in her approach to the reports but goes out of her way to assess the parties in a home environment (if necessary) and spends time reading all of the material provided (filed by the parties)and documents produced by way of subpoena thereafter providing an excellent summary of the history of the matter.
On many occasions judicial officers have commented on the professionalism and quality of the reports which have assisted the Court ultimately arrive at a decision that is in the best interest of the children.
Denise is also able to work with the parties during the report process in such a way that results in many matters being resolved without the necessity of a hearing.
I can highly recommend Ms Giles as a report writer both for family law matters and child protection matters.
Barbara Fox
Barbara Fox – Solicitor