Family Law Solicitors

Relationship breakdown is often a complex and very emotional experience. Our highly experienced family team specialise in assisting families at this very difficult time. They provide pragmatic and sympathetic advice to assist you in finding a resolution with particular focus on minimising distress and animosity, especially in regard to any children of the family.

Our family law solicitors can assist with a range of family law issues, including making financial or child arrangements, the divorce or dissolution process and producing prenuptial and postnuptial agreements.

We recognise the sensitive nature of family law matters and will provide emotional and practical support to help you achieve the best possible outcome for you. The team specialises in understanding the needs of each individual client and tailor not only their advice but also their approach to accommodate those needs.

Our clients are at the forefront of everything that we do. Our lawyers put themselves in their clients’ shoes to enable them to best understand what our clients need and, most importantly how to achieve the desired outcome.

The family team excels in offering honest and pragmatic advice at the earliest opportunity to enable clients to make objective decisions. The team are highly sensitive to the timing of sending communications and will do so, whenever possible at an appropriate time when they are available for clients to be able to discuss. Minimising distress is key to the assistance provided.

Allow us to take some of the stress at this very difficult time away from you.

To speak to one of our highly experienced family law solicitors, please call us on 01384 410410 or fill in our online enquiry form for a quick response.

Divorce

Divorce is often a challenging period in our clients’ lives, with many emotional and practical decisions to consider.

Our divorce solicitors will draw upon their vast experience and assist you in tailoring the outcome to best meet your family’s needs by guiding you through the process and presenting you with all the available options.

We can assist with the divorce process, including filing the application with the family court and obtaining the Conditional and Final Orders.

We also have many years of experience helping clients obtain financial and child arrangements alongside their divorce to ensure all of the practical aspects are taken care of.

We use Alternative Dispute Resolution methods such as mediation and negotiation to make the divorce process as amicable as possible and preserve family relationships.

Read more about how our family law solicitors can help with divorce.

Civil partnership dissolution

Civil partnership dissolution is similar to the no-fault divorce process and often involves the same considerations.

Our civil partnership dissolution solicitors have extensive experience supporting clients through the dissolution process and helping you make arrangements for the future.

You may have concerns about the impact on your children or finances. Our solicitors will be here to support you throughout and advocate for the best interests of you and your family.

Read more about how our family solicitors can help with civil partnership dissolution.

Financial arrangements

Making financial arrangements (also known as a “financial order”) is one of the most crucial parts of the separation process and can have profound implications in the future.

Our empathetic and highly regarded family team are recognised experts in assisting clients during this process. Bringing the matter to a conclusion as soon as possible and limiting costs is a key part of the approach adopted by our family team.

They can assist with all aspects including financial disclosure, business and property valuations, pension issues, negotiating settlements and where necessary acting for clients in court proceedings.

Pensions

Pensions are a complex and often one of the largest assets within any family. There are many options available when considering how to split assets including pensions. The Family team assist clients by drawing on their vast experience to ensure that pension assets have been properly factored in.

Our team works alongside a number of leading pension experts as well as George Green’s wealth protection team to provide a holistic approach which enables us to tailor the outcome to meet our clients’ needs.

Business Assets

Business assets, their value and the way in which they are to be factored into the overall division of assets is a particular specialism of the Family Team. They have a wealth of experience in acting for business owners and or the spouse of the business owner.

The valuation of business assets can be a highly contentious issue. The family team are able to draw upon their rich knowledge and vast experience to assist clients in addressing this issue. They have close relationships with leading experts that they can work alongside to assist in obtaining and if necessary challenging business valuations.

Read more about how our family law solicitors can help with financial arrangements.

Children law

Legal cases involving children and families are often emotional and complex.

Our children law solicitors understand the sensitive nature of these situations and will do all we can to advocate for your family's best interests.

We offer a variety of family law advice, Child Arrangement Orders, Prohibited Steps Orders, Specific Issue Orders and moving away or moving abroad with a child.

Where possible, we aim to resolve child law matters out of court using Alternative Dispute Resolution methods such as mediation and negotiation, as this helps minimise the disruption to your children’s lives.

If it has not been possible to resolve the matter out-of-court, we have the necessary expertise to represent you during litigation and ensure an efficient and cost-effective resolution to your case.

Read more about how our family law solicitors can help with children law.

Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements

Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements are valuable arrangements to have in place.

Agreements made before marriage (pre-nuptial) or after marriage (post-nuptial) help couples document how their assets will be divided during a divorce.

Having an agreement in place can provide peace of mind in your relationship, as it ensures that important assets such as businesses, trusts, and pensions will be handled according to your wishes.

If the agreement does need to be used, it can prevent complex disputes and ensure both parties’ needs are considered. The family team work alongside the private client (asset protection) team to ensure that a holistic outcome is achieved.

Separation for unmarried couples

As an unmarried couple, you will have no legal right to share your partner’s assets (except where jointly owned) if you separate, regardless of how long you have been together.

Therefore, it is in your best interest to make arrangements in advance to protect yourself in the event that your relationship breaks down.

If you and your partner are living together, our solicitors can help you make preparations for property ownership, wealth protection, wills, Powers of Attorney, and children.

Read more about how our family law solicitors can help with separation for unmarried couples.

Domestic violence

Domestic violence law aims to protect men, women and children from abuse, including physical, sexual, psychological and financial abuse and harassment.

If you are a victim of domestic violence, it is important to seek legal advice as soon as possible.

Our team have years of experience securing protection for sufferers of domestic abuse, and we will work quickly and efficiently to ensure your safety.

We understand the difficulties faced by people dealing with domestic abuse. Therefore, we offer emergency appointments and fast responses to protect our clients.

Read more about how our family lawyers can help with domestic violence.

Get in touch with our family law team

At George Green, we are committed to delivering efficient and exceptional family law advice. Whatever your circumstances, our experienced family lawyers will handle the case with compassion and professionalism.

To speak to a member of our highly experienced family law team, please call us on 01384 410410 or fill in our online enquiry form for a quick response.