When facing a family issue, you need a family law solicitor who will get you the outcome you deserve.
Whether you’re looking to untie the knot or pulling together a pre-nuptial agreement, our award-winning family team provides compassionate support and clear guidance through all family legal matters. Our family solicitors combine legal knowledge with a sensitive approach, to ensure your interests are protected.
Our family law team promise:
FAQs
Family law is an umbrella term for the area of law that deals with family matters and domestic relationships.
The most common experience of family law for most people will be divorce and the relevant child custody and financial settlement arrangements that go with it. However, family law is much broader than just divorce and includes a wide range of legal matters.
Some of the most common legal areas that family law covers include:
Family law is a broad term, and each service can vary in cost significantly depending on the complexity of the case and, particularly with divorce, how far it’s contested.
The best way to find out how much your matter might cost is to arrange an initial consultation. Our initial consultations are untimed meaning you will have as long as you need with a family law solicitor to run through all the details of your matter. During the consultation, our family law solicitors will give you an overview of your standpoint from a legal perspective, and provide you with a more precise cost and time estimate for your case.
When you’re worried about making mistakes in a family matter, a family law solicitor will provide that peace of mind. Family law solicitors are responsible for legally dealing with issues that arise between family members, and reaching a fair resolution.
Our family solicitors guarantee the following:
We are currently unable to offer legal aid in any capacity as we lack the necessary legal aid certificate. We also don’t offer pro bono family law work at present.
Call, email or provide us with a few details of your matter, and we’ll help you arrange an initial consultation. You’ll get:
We know legal matters can be stressful, but we’re always here to help.
No fee surprises. With monthly itemised billing and a range of fee options from fixed fees to deferred fee arrangements, we’ll help you keep costs down.
No chat bots or lengthy phone menus. Speak directly to a member of our team every time you contact us.
We’ll reply to any questions you have within 24 business hours so you’ll have the information you need to make the right decisions.
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Our untimed initial consultations provide you with as long as you need to speak to a specialist solicitor about your matter.
