Family Law
Problems within families are often distressing and emotionally draining, which means that you look for a sympathetic and understanding approach from your lawyer. At the same time, each family situation is unique and requires tailored advice and support.
Whenever possible, we handle problems in a conciliatory way, with an emphasis placed on constructive solutions rather than adversarial stances.
Areas we advise on include:
- pre-and post-nuptial (marriage) agreements
- pre-and post-civil partnership agreements
- cohabitation
- divorce and separation
- financial provision when a marriage breaks down
- access to children
- adoption, guardianship and wardship of children
- parental responsibility
- problems associated with inheritance and disputes over wills and settlements
- Making a will
Our clients include:
- petitioners and respondents in connection with divorce, nullity, judicial separation and civil partnership dissolution petitions
- applicants and respondents in connection with financial, property and pension proceedings following divorce, nullity, judicial separation and civil partnership dissolution petitions
- applicants for and respondents to applications for domestic violence and other injunctions
- applicants for and respondents to applications under the Children Act 1989, including residence (custody), contact (access), parental responsibility, specific issue and prohibited steps orders
- applicants for and respondents to maintenance applications, including under the Child Support Act 1991
- couples in connection with civil partnerships under the Civil Partnership Act 2004
- couples who are neither married nor civil partners on separation
- parties making and defending claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.
Please contact us for further information on how we can help you.
