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Nannies oversee child access visits

A leading nanny agency has set up a service that uses nannies to supervise meetings between estranged parents. Top Notch Nannies began its 'divorce nanny' scheme after it was approached by a firm of London solicitors. Under the scheme, the solicitors ask the agency to provide a mature, trained nanny for a meeting with both parents, who know that if the nanny was not present they would not have had access to their children.

Top Notch Nannies began its 'divorce nanny' scheme after it was approached by a firm of London solicitors. Under the scheme, the solicitors ask the agency to provide a mature, trained nanny for a meeting with both parents, who know that if the nanny was not present they would not have had access to their children.

There is also an agreement that the nanny would write a testimonial-type letter to the court, if asked by one of the parents, to give her opinion about the parent's behaviour during the meeting. At present all the families involved are foreign nationals from the Middle East who are currently living in England.

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