FAMILY law specialist Elizabeth Miles has joined the Worcester Family Law Practice based in Foregate Street.

Mrs Miles, who is married with one son and is a graduate of Newcastle University, gained her post graduate professional qualifications at Birmingham University.

She said she was attracted to the Worcester Family Law Practice because they deal only with family law cases, adding: "I wanted to work in a forward looking specialist divorce and children law firm."

Mrs Miles will concentrate on disputes about the parenting of children, as well as child support matters. She has a wide understanding and insight into an area of law which parents - and many professional advisers - find baffling, having previously acted in a number of cases on behalf of the Child Support Agency, In addition to traditional approaches to resolving cases, the Worcester Family Law Practice is one of very few firms nationwide able to provide mediation and collaborative law - where the lawyers involved start with an agreement not to go to court - as well as access to specialist counselling.