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Our family team represent a range of local, national and international clients, who are experiencing family issues.
Divorce and relationship breakdown
When a relationship breaks down, you need someone you can trust to help you to make sense of things and to deal constructively with what is important to you. We are highly experienced in addressing the issues that matter, and will work with you to resolve the difficult personal and financial issues that will inevitably flow from the end of a relationship.
Child welfare
Sadly, disputes over the arrangements for children will often arise in the context of separation or divorce, and the welfare of any child is the family court’s paramount consideration when dealing with a family dispute.
Where possible we will ensure that your child is protected from lengthy disputes wherever possible, and we are well versed in the various alternative methods of resolving disputes about children, which will often be more effective and less polarising than court proceedings.
We also offer representation in care proceedings, acting for both parents, and children through their court-appointed guardian.
Surrogacy and adoption
Our solicitors also offer a unique surrogacy service; advising and assisting the surrogate or the intended parents throughout the entire surrogacy process, for the UK and international arrangements. Once the child is born, we can also represent the surrogate or the intended parents through the court process to obtain parental orders.
Marriage and Cohabitation Agreements
Getting married or living with someone are exciting junctures in life. Whether you decide to marry or to cohabit, it is important to protect yourself and your financial position as much as possible in case that relationship ends.
Our family services:
- Divorce
- Financial remedies
- Pre and post-nuptial agreements
- Children law private and public proceedings (care proceedings)
- Co-habitation disputes and agreements
- Surrogacy and adoption
- Child maintenance
- Domestic abuse
- Alternative family structure relationships, including same-sex marriages and civil partnerships
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News & insights on Family & Matrimonial
Insights / What is a "no-fault" divorce?
16-06-2020 /
The Bill which proposes to introduce “no-fault” divorces in England and Wales was backed by MPs earlier this week and it is possible that it will receive Royal assent within the next week.
Insights / Covid-19 and the implications regarding Childcare Arrangements
18-05-2020 /
In recent weeks family practitioners have had to deal with scenarios and situations which we hadn’t previously envisaged or had to consider. One parent stuck in lockdown on their own in one part of the country and the other with the children miles away, and grandparents and grandchildren not being able to see one another and share that special bond that exists. These are a few examples of the difficulties which separating families are having to endure.
News / Covid-19 and Financial Settlements – The consequences are known to be extreme
07-05-2020 /
We are living in the most unprecedented times. The world has been turned upside down, global stock markets have taken an incredible hit, many have found themselves either unemployed or on reduced salaries or with assets which as Richard Branson has told us have significantly reduced in value. All this is without a foreseeable end in sight.
News / Q&A: Why should you consider a co-habitation agreement?
24-04-2020 /
According to a statistic from STEP, more than three million couples in the UK choose to co-habit, rather than marry or enter a civil partnership. However, unmarried couples who live together have far fewer legal rights than couples who are married or in civil partnerships. The concept of the ‘common law’ spouse is just a myth and not recognised in the law. As a result, co-habiting couples who are in the process of separating cannot access the financial orders as separating spouse.
News / Managing Child Arrangements Amid COVID-19
24-03-2020 /
We are now having to face challenges nationally and globally which we never expected, and we are having to adapt very quickly to the significant impact of COVID-19 upon our daily lives. In this unprecedented time of uncertainty, it is normal to have worries about how to manage your household and your family arrangements, to abide by the government guidance whilst maintaining some degree of normality. As Cafcass (Court Welfare Advisory Service) have advised, in this climate of uncertainty it has never been more important to instill a sense of routine and normality for children in order to make them feel safe and secure.
News / Domestic Abuse
14-02-2020 /
It has been reported in the media that Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, hosted an event on Wednesday to highlight the invaluable work that the organization 'SafeLives' undertakes to support victims of Domestic Abuse.
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