We offer a professional and sympathetic service in respect of all matters relating to Family Law. This is a complicated area of legal practice. The Lawyers in our Family Department are Specialists and are dedicated to providing you with an expert service.
Mr David Berridge, the Head of the Department, is a member of the Law Society’s Family Law Panel of Specialist Practitioners.

We have met the high standards set by the Legal Service’s Commission and have been granted a Legal Aid Franchise. We are therefore able to conduct both private and Legal Aid work. Many clients are eligible for Legal Aid to assist with their legal costs.

Our specialist areas include:

• Divorce, Judicial Separation and Annulment of Marriage
• Injunction Proceedings due to violence or intimidation
• Children Matters, including Residence and Contact Disputes, Prohibited Steps and Specific Issue Orders, Child Abduction, Disputed Parentage and Parental Responsibility
• Maintenance and Child Support
• Separation Agreements
• Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
• Unmarried Couples/Cohabitation Matters
• Living together Agreements
• Financial Issues including Property Disputes and Pension Splitting
• Civil Partnerships

We try to avoid acrimony whilst resolving matters as quickly as possible. Many couples try to reach amicable settlements and where appropriate, we will make a referral to a Mediation Service.

Whenever necessary we work closely with other specialist departments within our firm to provide you with a complete legal service. For example, our Family Team can call on the expertise of our other departments to advise on company law, tax and trust issues and to undertake any conveyancing work required.
Our Family Team has considerable experience in advising and representing clients. We offer prompt and practical advice on how to cope with Family Law problems and resolve them.

If you would like further information about any area of Family Law, please contact David Berridge on 0116 2548871.