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Natalie Page is an independent specialist paralegal with unrivalled experience supporting survivors of domestic abuse and their children in complex private law children proceedings. She provides strategic, meticulous, and compassionate assistance in fact-finding hearings, appeals, contact disputes, and cases involving allegations of coercive control, parental alienation, and DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) tactics.
Independent specialist
Natalie accepts direct instructions from clients in appropriate cases and is regularly recommended by direct access barristers to their clients. She also works with solicitors who value high-quality, independent specialist input. Her deep understanding of post-separation abuse and the ways in which family court processes can be manipulated ensures that adult and child victim safety remain central to proceedings.
Natalie is recommended by direct access barristers, clients, Members of Parliament, and leading charities alike. Instructing professionals and clients value her exceptional attention to detail, strategic insight, calm professionalism, and ability to distil complex dynamics into clear, actionable support. Her work is particularly sought in high-conflict cases where a deep understanding of domestic abuse, fact-finding, and the impact of court processes on survivors and children is essential.
Leading barristers frequently recommend her to their direct access clients for her calm, robust, and well-prepared assistance, which complements their advocacy. Clients consistently praise her empathetic yet tenacious approach and her commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for families navigating the family justice system.
“i’m immensely thankful for natalie’s boundless energy and fearless approach to cases.”
— Dr Charlotte Proudman
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expertise when you need it most
Fearless, strategic support in even the most complex and high-conflict domestic abuse and children cases.
Specialist expertise in recognising and dismantling DARVO and parental alienation tactics — principles now reflected in leading reported judgments.
Fully independent; 100% focused on the case and the family’s safety, with no firm pressures or conflicts of interest.
A clear, transparent process and pricing structure with no hidden fees or surprises.
Calm, empathetic yet robust support that helps clients feel heard, informed and empowered at every stage.
A combination of meticulous legal preparation and deep real-world understanding of post-separation abuse and court trauma.
landmark Cases
Natalie provided specialist litigation support to significant cases that highlight the critical importance of robust fact-finding, proper risk assessment under PD12J, and judicial recognition of manipulative behaviours in family proceedings.
These cases reflect the principles she consistently advocates: that domestic abuse must be properly recognised and addressed, that manipulative tactics such as DARVO and weaponised parental alienation allegations must be identified and rejected, and that the safety and welfare of children must never be subordinated to procedural or cultural presumptions in favour of contact.
Case law
recognising Darvo in law
Re GB (Parental Alienation: Factual Findings) [2024] EWFC 75 (B)
This landmark fact-finding judgment is the first reported decision in which the Family Court explicitly recognised and addressed DARVO tactics. The perpetrator father sought to reverse the roles of victim and offender by making false allegations of parental alienation against the mother. HHJ Middleton-Roy rejected these claims, finding that the father had “sought consistently, systematically and falsely to manipulate the mother, the children, professionals and the Court into believing that he is the victim of domestic abuse perpetrated by the mother.” The judgment emphasises the need for careful scrutiny of parental alienation allegations in the context of domestic abuse and stands as a key authority on the court’s approach to such manipulative strategies.
overnight contact risks
V v V & Anor [2025] EWHC 945 (Fam) (16 April 2025, Mr Justice Peel)
A successful High Court appeal against an order permitting overnight interim contact with the father. The case involved prior findings of rape, sexual assault and coercive and controlling behaviour by the father against the mother, together with fresh allegations of ongoing abuse and harm to the eight-year-old child. A fact-finding hearing had been directed. Mr Justice Peel allowed the appeal, holding that the lower court had been wrong to maintain overnight staying contact on an interim basis. The court discharged the overnight contact and substituted more limited unsupervised daytime arrangements, pending the outcome of the fact-finding hearing. This judgment provides important guidance on the need for caution and proper risk reassessment when considering interim contact in cases where serious abuse allegations remain to be determined.
book a case conference today
Natalie has supported clients and legal teams in appellate and first-instance proceedings involving child contact and domestic abuse. Natalie carefully analyses risk, safeguarding measures, the pro-contact culture within the family courts, and the paramountcy of the child’s welfare. Instructing Natalie ensures your litigation raises effective arguments that challenge unsafe contact arrangements and reinforce the need for thorough, evidence-based risk assessment before any order that could expose a child or victim-survivor parent to further harm.
If you are already in court proceedings and feeling overwhelmed, unsure of the next steps, or worried about safety and contact arrangements, Natalie can help.
The first step is a case conference. She reads your papers in advance so the time together is used effectively. At the conference she goes through appropriate strategies, your legal rights and responsibilities, and the best course of action for your specific situation.
The case conference is £380.
After that, any further work is charged at the standard hourly rate of £180. All work is billed in advance for quoted pieces, so there are never any surprises — one clear hourly rate, transparent from the start.
Many clients instruct Natalie directly because they want clear, fearless, strategic support from someone who truly understands the dynamics of these cases.
To book a case conference or discuss your situation, please use the contact form below.
To instruct Natalie Page, please book a case conference by filling out the form below. Natalie will contact you to book your case conference and discuss your case.
Please note that case conferences incur a one-off, up-front fee of £380.
