Dawn Gore

Dawn is an accomplished and highly regarded specialist in complex children law, bringing over two decades of dedicated experience to her role as a paralegal. Since qualifying in 2000, she has expertly managed her own caseload, consistently delivering outstanding results for clients navigating challenging and sensitive family law matters. Dawn’s expertise and commitment have been recognised on multiple occasions: she was awarded Best Family Law Paralegal in both 2019 and 2020 at the National Paralegal Awards, where she was also highly commended as Paralegal of the Year – South in 2020, celebrating her exceptional client service and professional dedication.

Her skills and client-centred approach have earned her recognition in the Legal 500, which highlights her ability to deeply understand client needs and deliver effective solutions. A former Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals, Dawn now serves as a CILEX Paralegal, reflecting her advanced standing and continuous commitment to excellence in the field of children law

Notable work highlights

Extensive experience in advising parents who are in dispute as to the arrangements for their children following separation or divorce and in advising grandparents seeking contact with their grandchildren.
Advises in particularly complex cases involving disabilities; special needs; drug and/or alcohol abuse; domestic abuse; cultural and/or religious issues.
Acted for the father of young children when he was denied contact following allegations made against him. Issues raised in the case involved mental health concerns, alcohol abuse, allegations of failure to safeguard children, sexual abuse, domestic abuse and parental alienation. Order made for children to live with father.
Represented mother on an application made by the father for contact with their child. Encouraged parents to engage in hybrid-mediation with their legal representatives present when it was then possible to identify and resolve the issues between them both with an order being made by consent without the need for contested Court proceedings.

Away from the office

Having ‘retired’ from competing in archery tournaments around the Country, Dawn is a keen landscape and wildlife photographer. Fortunately her husband supports this hobby as annual holidays are usually chosen for their stunning scenery or abundance of wildlife whether in the UK or abroad.

Accreditations & Memberships

Fellow of the Institute of Paralegals.
Member of Resolution.
Dragonfly Champion.
FSSH – Family Separation Support Hub member.

Areas of expertise

Testimonials

What our clients say about Dawn

“Dawn offered professional, practical advice for my challenging situation. Dawn listened attentively and efficiently captured my concerns and ‘position’ in my court paperwork.”

Client

“Thank you once again for your support Dawn. You can highly recommended, and I was very impressed and grateful with the level of service I received.”

Client

“I wanted to thank you again personally for all the dedication, kindness and support you’ve shown through the time I’ve been with you. I certainly could never have got through this without you. “

Client

“Dawn Gore is a first-rate private law children lawyer whose knowledge of the law and practice is outstanding. She writes extensively on aspects of children law and, over her long career, has been involved in some of the leading cases in this area of law.”

Legal 500, 2024

“Dawn Gore’s knowledge of children law is very impressive. She has a natural ability for private law proceedings and her advice is nearly always spot on. Having won paralegal of the year nationally is no surprise.”