Corey Mills

Since 1992/93 he has specialised in family law and his practice now encompasses all areas of family law in particular proceedings for a financial remedy including TOLATA cases and family disputes over children (both Public and Private law). Read more →

Corey has many years of experience in all areas of family law.

Originally a criminal law practitioner, he learned the art of advocacy in the criminal courts of London before moving to Kent in 1990. Since 1992/93 he has specialised in family law and his practice now encompasses all areas of family law including:

  • proceedings for a financial remedy, whether after divorce (formerly Matrimonial Finance or ancillary relief) or between unmarried or same sex couples (Trusts of Land cases), applications for financial assistance for a child from a parent under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989;
  • care proceedings where a Local Authority has applied for a care, supervision or placement order (Public Law);
  • family disputes over children (Private Law) under the Children Act 1989. Corey also has considerable experience of applications to remove a child from the jurisdiction or to change a child’s surname.

Corey acts for clients from all walks of life, and takes a thorough, professional approach to all his work. He is known to be understanding and friendly, supporting his clients through the legal process and providing advice that enables them to understand their options and make informed decisions. He is skilled in advising and representing clients in all aspects of family law and is known for his sympathetic and professional approach. His advocacy on his clients’ behalf is competent, robust and persuasive.

Within financial remedy proceedings Corey has acted for both sexes, partners, former partners and same sex partners. Within public law and private law proceedings he has represented parents, grandparents, step-parents, and children, including those with disabilities, learning difficulties or substance abuse issues.

Corey has the ability to communicate effectively with and support all types of client, whether working with those who may be nervous and unfamiliar with the court system, or with the business/professional client. He is very competent at drafting documents, and is familiar with analysing experts’.

Public Law Children

Care Proceedings (Public Law) cases include defending against Emergency Protection Orders, interim care orders, final care order and applications to permanently remove children from the family, whether in foster care or by application for placement order for adoption.

Corey regularly represents parents, grandparents, extended family members, children and guardians in care proceedings, as well as family members seeking Special Guardianship Orders.

Clients represented by Corey include those suffering from a disability, learning difficulties or substance abuse issues, where his ability to explain and advise in a clear calm manner has proved invaluable. Corey is used to working with interpreters, including sign language interpreters.

Corey Mills' Public Law Children Cases

Support for a Mother to retain care of children

Corey represented the respondent Mother in care proceedings based on chronic neglect, and actual and threatened emotional and physical harm to three children. The parents both have learning disabilities, and possibly undiagnosed cognitive disabilities. A Part 25 application was made for a PAMS (Parenting Assessment Manual Software) trained independent social work parenting assessment. Since there … Continue reading →

Special Guardianship for a grandparent

Corey acted for a paternal grandfather in care proceedings brought against parents who had substance misuse and parenting issues. Corey met the grandfather at the first hearing, and stayed with the case all the way through to final hearing. He explained and supported the client through the process of becoming a party to the case, … Continue reading →

Designating a Local Authority.

Corey acted for one of three Local Authorities in care proceedings, where the mother had mental health issues. The main issue was which Local Authority had responsibility for the case, whether by reason of the mother’s ordinary residence, or because of the area in which her behaviour had deteriorated. The case required legal research and … Continue reading →

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Are Children Safe in Local Authority Care?

Added in Public Law Children by Corey Mills

A Parliamentary inquiry started in February 2019, into the growing trend of local authorities to “farm out” vulnerable youngsters to care & foster homes far from their birth families, leaving them vulnerable to exploitation, just as a group of parents planned legal action to ensure their children are housed in residential care homes close to … Continue reading →

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Crisis in Family Justice?

Added in Public Law Children by Corey Mills

Is the family justice system in crisis? Yes says Sir Andrew McFarlane, the new president of the Family Division of the High Court, who took over that role in July 2018. Sir Andrew was speaking at the launch of a Care Crisis review, an independent study by senior lawyers, social workers, charities & academics into … Continue reading →

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Has adoption become a runaway train?

Added in Public Law Children by Corey Mills

The 2018 report of the British Association of Social Workers’s (BASW) into adoption law According to an independent enquiry into adoption law in the UK by the British Association of Social Workers’s (BASW), adoption has become a “runaway train,” almost impossible to stop. The two-year enquiry, led by Professors Brid Featherstone and Anna Gupta, gathered … Continue reading →

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Children - Private Law (CAP)

Private family law proceedings include disputes over with which parent the children should live, under what circumstances and for how long the other parent should have contact. Both now come under the umbrella term of ‘Child Arrangement Orders’.

Other private family disputes include: applications to remove or prevent the removal of a child from the country or to a different part of the country, disputes over the child’s religious or cultural upbringing, over which school the child should attend, and disputes over the child’s surname.

Corey also has considerable experience of all these aspects of private law proceedings as well as disputes over paternity, parental alienation and implacable hostility cases, shared care cases and injunctions.

He has represented parents, grandparents and extended family members at many levels within the Family Court system, as well as victims of domestic abuse in cases bought by or against perpetrators. Corey has also acted for fathers alleged to be perpetrators of domestic violence as well as representing parents with substance abuse problems, mental health difficulties or physical disabilities.

Corey Mills' Children - Private Law (CAP) Cases

Protecting children and retaining the family home

Corey acted for the mother on an application by the father for a child arrangements order for contact. The parties had separated in acrimonious circumstances, in which the father had allegedly assaulted both Corey’s client and her older child by a previous relationship. No criminal proceedings were brought against the father by police due to … Continue reading →

Protecting children from father

Corey acted for the children in a case in which a private law Guardian had been appointed to represent the children’s best interests. Their father had applied for contact, which the mother opposed on the basis of his inappropriate behaviour. Under Corey’s expert cross-examination the father admitted inappropriate behaviour (particularly possessing child pornography, which had … Continue reading →

Complex jurisdiction case involving three countries

Corey acted for the mother of a very young child of dual nationality born in the UK to remove the child from the jurisdiction of the UK permanently. The mother was Chinese, the father Italian. The mother wanted to return to China permanently, but the father opposed her emigration with the child. The case required … Continue reading →

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Corey Mills' Testimonials for Children - Private Law (CAP)

“….Corey was wonderful. He constantly reassured me throughout the process…..your service is fantastic….”

Mrs S instructing Corey Mills through Instructing Solicitors – January 2014

Children – Private Law (CAP)

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Divorce & Matrimonial Finance

Corey has many years’ experience in conducting applications for a financial remedy after divorce, or between unmarried or same sex couples. He has conducted applications for husbands, wives and former cohabitants. His practice includes cases where the assets are considerable, or where they are more modest. He is also experienced in applications for financial assistance for a child from a parent under Schedule 1 of the Children Act 1989.

Corey is well versed in proceedings involving multiple assets, assets abroad, company shares, partnerships and bankruptcy.

He has also conducted various appeals against orders successfully on the basis of lack of fairness, or where the order was obtained by consent on the basis of fraud or non-disclosure by a spouse.

Financial remedy proceedings permit the examination of cohabitant’s assets and incomes where relevant. Financial remedy proceedings also permit applications to prevent the other party from disposing of them, or to recover family assets after disposal. Corey is familiar with such procedures.

Corey Mills' Divorce & Matrimonial Finance Cases

Granting an order to a husband’s estate

Corey acted for a wife in proceedings brought against her husband’s property. The husband ‘sold’ the property to a relative under its true value, behind his wife’s back, in order to avoid her obtaining any share of it. Corey successfully persuaded the court to grant an Order setting aside the transaction. The property was later … Continue reading →

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