In The Press

Duncan Lewis caseworker Lucy Yeung’s article on the Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) has been featured by the legal website, Chronicle Law.

Navigating the Family Drug and Alcohol Court looks gives an overview of the specialist court, which is designed to support parents involved in care proceedings due to substance misuse.

The FDAC is mainly aimed as parents demonstrating a genuine willingness to make meaningful changes in their lives and have drugs and alcohol se as the primary concern.

Lucy explores the benefits of the FDAC and its impact on care proceedings, such as the greater long term stability for families, and the statistics of children returning to parental care. She also highlights the stages of the FDAC process, from the first court hearing to the trail for change and ongoing hearings.

To read more about the FDAC, you can read Lucy Yeung’s article on Chronicle Law here.

About Lucy Yeung

Lucy Yeung is a Caseworker in the Child Care department at Duncan Lewis Solicitors, based in the Birmingham office. She advises and assists clients in both private and public law children matters, as well as cases involving domestic abuse, non-molestation orders, and occupation orders.

For advice or assistance on family matters, please contact Lucy via email at lucy@duncanlewis.com

About Duncan Lewis Solicitors

Duncan Lewis Solicitors is an award-winning law firm, is renowned for its exceptional legal services and commitment to justice. The company employs a team of highly skilled solicitors offering top-tier representation in 25 fields of law, and ranked as top tier by the Chambers and the Legal 500 legal guides, and as one of the top 250 law firms in the country by the Times. Duncan Lewis was crowned Law Firm of the Year award at the Lexis Nexis awards 2024, further establishing its credentials as one of the leading law firms in the UK.