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We all hope that problems within a family can be settled without solicitors getting involved. When legal action is required you can be assured of a sympathetic hearing and practical advice and support and representation at court where necessary.

A number of our team are recognised as highly experienced members of the Law Society's Family Panel and Children Panel. Some of our team are also members of 'Resolution', previously known as the Solicitors Family Law Association.

We can help with:

Divorce or breakdown of marriage

• Detailed advice upon the grounds for divorce and advice on separation
• Advice upon the financial aspects of divorce which will include the domestic partnership home, pension rights, distribution of other assets and savings
• Advice about arrangements to be made for your children
• Advice on maintenance and child maintenance
• Employment advice on marital breakdown
• Advice about inheritance issues on marital breakdown
• Taxation advice - marital breakdown

Children matters

• Advice about how issues are resolved regarding where the children will live and what contacts should take place with the absent parent
  
• Advice on specific issues regarding children such as schooling and holidays abroad
• What to do when Social Services say your children are at risk and should be in care or under the Child Protection Register
• Adoption
• Are you applying to adopt a child and need help to get through the paperwork
• Paternity Disputes and issues
• Changing Names
• Financial support for children
• Rights of fathers where the partners have not been married

Domestic violence

• Do you need advice about the protection available to you?
  
• How to obtain an order to stop someone hurting, threatening or harassing you known as a non-molestation order
  
• Whether you can get a violent person excluded from your house known as an occupation order.

related areas

employment law for individuals
commercial services for employment
wills & probate
taxation services

If you would like to find out more, please contact us.

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