Family matters. Handled with care.

Your solicitor's direct line is on every email, for the days you need to talk it through.

In your first conversation we'll tell you honestly what your matter is likely to cost.

Tell us what's happening in a sentence or two. A family solicitor will call you back the same working day, free and without obligation.

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Straight answers and a clear plan, without jargon or judgement.

A fair outcome without unnecessary conflict: settled around the table where possible, fought in court where needed.

Where the children live, when they see each parent and how decisions get made, with their wellbeing put first.

The home, pensions, savings and support, divided fairly and recorded in a binding order.

Protect what you each bring to a marriage, drafted so it carries weight if it's ever tested.

Non-molestation and occupation orders keep an abuser away from you and your home. Where needed, we act the day you call.

Living together without marriage changes your rights. We protect your share of the home and your children's stability.

The divorce isn't the settlement

A final order ends the marriage. It does not end each other's financial claims: without a court-approved order, those stay open for years, ready to resurface when one of you inherits or comes into money.

A consent order closes them: your agreement made binding, with a clean break where possible so neither of you can come back. Full financial disclosure from both sides is what makes it stick.

Pensions are the most-missed asset: often worth more than the house, and shareable by court order.

The words have changed

If you can agree between yourselves, nothing needs filing; a written parenting plan helps it hold. Court is the backstop, and the child's welfare decides everything a judge does.

There's no such thing as a common-law marriage.

However long you've lived together, unmarried partners have no automatic claim on each other's income or property: those rights come from property law, not family law. A cohabitation agreement and an up-to-date will do the protecting that marriage otherwise would.

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Usually not. Most family matters settle through negotiation or mediation, and courts expect you to try those first. We still prepare every case as if it might reach a judge, which is often why it never has to.

About six months minimum, by law: a 20-week reflection period, then six weeks between the conditional and final orders. Finances can take longer, so we run the two in parallel.

There's no automatic formula. Arrangements are built around your children's welfare: where they live, time with each parent, schooling, holidays. Most parents reach agreement with help; if not, the court can decide through a child arrangements order.

Not necessarily. Finances are divided by fairness, not a fixed split, and needs come first, especially the children's home. There are more options than people expect: transfers, buy-outs, deferred sales. We'll map yours early.

A divorce ends the marriage, but not each other's financial claims. A consent order records your agreement and makes it binding and final. Skipping it leaves those claims open for years; it's the most common mistake we see.

The same day, where needed. Non-molestation and occupation orders can be applied for urgently, sometimes without the other person being told in advance. Call us and say it's urgent: you'll speak to a solicitor, not a queue.

Before most court applications about children or money you must attend a MIAM, a short meeting where a mediator explains whether mediation could work for you. There are exemptions, including domestic abuse and urgent cases. Mediation itself is voluntary, but with legal advice alongside it's often the cheapest and calmest route to a deal we then make binding.

Not automatically, but courts give them decisive weight when they're done properly: entered freely, well before the wedding, with full disclosure, independent advice on both sides and terms that meet everyone's basic needs. That's the difference between an agreement a judge follows and one they set aside.

Less than most people assume, because there's no 'common-law spouse' in English law. Your rights come from property law: what the title deeds say, what you contributed and what was promised. Separate claims exist for children's housing and support. Take advice before you move out or sign anything.

Usually through the Child Maintenance Service formula: a percentage of the paying parent's gross income, adjusted for the nights the children stay with them. Parents can agree their own figure, and courts can top up for school fees, high incomes or additional needs. We'll show you realistic numbers early.