Family Law

Separation and divorce raise many serious and often complex issues and usually involve a major crisis for a family. Decisions need to be made about children, housing and finance.

We are able to provide practical and sensible advice with particular regard to the interests of any children. We approach matters in a sensitive and conciliatory manner with an aim to achieve a negotiated resolution representing the client’s best interests.

We are also able to assist in the drawing up of pre-marriage and living together agreements and in the settling of disputes between unmarried couples.

Our approach is to be firm, fair and cost-effective. We aim to achieve the best result for clients whilst minimizing the distress and bitterness which may arise from the breakdown of family relationships.

Family mediation offers couples the opportunity to work out arrangements for themselves and their children following or during separation with the help of impartial mediators. The mediation process enables couples to consider the options available to them and helps them to reach joint decisions about what they want to happen. These can be made into a binding agreement following appropriate legal safeguards for each individual. Family mediation can help to reduce conflict and misunderstanding, it can be cost-effective and assist in better future communication, which is especially important for parental co-operation where there are children.