We can provide advice and representation in all areas of Family Law, including:
- Child protection and care proceedings
- Children
- Domestic violence and harassment
- Forced marriage
- Separation and divorce
- Civil partnerships, lesbian and gay relationships
- Cohabitation and unmarried couples
We can refer you to Mediation if that is an appropriate way to resolve your case. We offer the expertise of members of The Law Society Children Panel.
Child protection and care proceedings
We can:
- Help at any stage if social services become involved with your family
- Advise about and attend PLO meetings with Children’s Services
- Advise in relation to Child Protection issues
- Represent you at Court if care proceedings are taken in relation to your children
We can always deal with these matters at short notice.
Children
We can help:
- Negotiate arrangements for your children if your relationship breaks down
- Obtain Residence and Contact orders
- Put into place safeguards to prevent children being removed from the UK and assist in having them returned
- Obtain Parental Responsibility agreements or orders
- Apply for Special Guardianship orders
- Advise on Adoption
Domestic Violence and Harassment
We specialise in obtaining injunctions and other court orders to protect you and your children, and if necessary, to exclude omeone from your home.
If appropriate we can obtain emergency orders.
Forced Marriage
We can:
- Advise and represent you at Court in relation to Forced Marriage Protection Order proceedings
Separation and Divorce
We can:
- Issue divorce proceedings
- Advise whether you have grounds to apply to annul your marriage
- Advise on the effect of overseas marriages
- Advise on protecting your property rights
- Negotiate financial settlement including ‘clean break orders’
- Make applications to the court for financial orders including maintenance, property transfer and pension sharing
Civil Partnership Lesbian and Gay relationships
We can advise and assist in relation to:
- Dissolution of Civil Partnerships
- Applications to the court for financial orders if the Partnership is dissolved
- Legal rights and responsibilities in respect of children
Cohabitation and Unmarried Couples
We can advise and assist in relation to:
- Your rights following a relationship breakdown
- Cohabitation agreements
- How to protect your property rights
- Financial support for children
Family Team
- Shazia Bodhana
- Paul Bradbury
- Gemma Cockitt
- Jon Comyn-Platt
- Wilma Deane
- Lucy Eatough
- Emma Hulbert
- Ellen Lee
- Rebecca Muirhead
- Marion O’Brien
- Iftkhar Rana