The Official Solicitor also acts as next friend or guardian ad litem of a child party whose own welfare is not the subject of family proceedings. The most common examples are listed in the Practice Note of 2 April 2001 entitled Official Solicitor: Appointment in Family Proceedings [2001].

The Official Solicitor will seek to determine the child's best interests within the litigation and take all measures necessary within the proceedings for the child's benefit. 

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For further information please contact the Official Solicitor’s Family Litigation Divisional Managers on: 020 7911 7132/7084