Dodds Solicitors LLP

I would not recommend this firm to others in need of support, as for strong bias and prejudice for those that are young male and a first child that aren’t able to alone. Daughter was not informed to me until post birth by social services over the phone. She was given up as for cultural matters beyond my control which caused me a great deal of distress in which I felt limited to act and induced mental illness. It was too diplomatic from the solicitor when concerns are raised during the case for an SGO and had unfavourable judgments when nonfactual opinions are made about the client (me) on the case. Leads to distrust between client and the solicitor eventually. I ended up feeling forced to comply with a narrative of ‘it’s your mental health’ or ‘we need to understand you better’ like it's my fault and had to take opinions as facts without no evidence to support it. Solicitor reviewed the narrative on her moral personal views before court in my opinion, ignoring the parental limitations of what the parents can seek from social services or guardians during lockdowns and differences in family culture, religion, status and so on. My solicitor did not regard the hierarchy of the special guardians’ (family) views as critical, as responsible for duty of care and it was wanted of me to go above and beyond boundaries even culture outside the family, to (‘...have more contact’) where conflict may arise and well it had done for myself. I tried to go for what is morally right and had treat it like a free-for-all between all other clients on the case. I was not able to please others as above myself as responsible for the duty of care for my daughter, until I chose to abandon the support of this firm and go with peace so I get something rather than nothing. My child is well cared for on one hand, although I lost out on more contact for things beyond my control as for traditional views from the other parent and family that changed intentions as wanted the adoption but could not go for it. Only the SGO was applied for but its restricted like an adoption with minimal contact to favour the cultural matters problem and restricts me personally in which it was intended to. My daughter also doesn't carry a biological parent's surname now, which I never agreed to. I had to deal with stigma as for being open about my mental health during the case and dealt with ableism in which no matter what was the right choice, whether moral or ethical I realised I was unfavoured as simple a Dad with no parental rights. The SGO was meant to support the wider family including myself for the greater good in which my child is able to bond with me, which will not happen now as all contact is only twice a year and in controlled settings set up like I'm an uncle. I'm not even known as a Dad which I had warned to my solicitor and social services during the entire case but apparently I just fabricate things...