Liz Bottrill's command of the complex area of law where I engaged her services is frankly astonishing. She has led a lengthy negotiation with a calm authority, appropriate communication and has guided me where and when required. Liz is clearly a master of her trade, and a credit to the profession.
Whatever your individual needs, no two situations are the same and our approach is tailored specifically to you.
Our specialist team of dedicated family lawyers is on hand to handle whatever relationship issue you’re facing. We’ll take the time to listen to you, and provide clear advice and guidance with meticulous attention to detail, formidable legal expertise and considered handling, to achieve the right outcome for you.
Wherever possible, our experienced family solicitors champion new approaches to resolving issues without the need for litigation. If court proceedings become the only option, you can be assured that we have the experience required to support you throughout the process.
Whatever your needs, our matrimonial lawyers will always have your best interests at the forefront of our work, and you can be assured we’ll secure the outcome you deserve.
Our team have put their decades of experience together to answer some of the most frequently asked questions they get around divorce and relationship matters. Click the links to find out more. We have also put together this useful divorce glossary to help explain common phrases, words and legal jargon.
Attending court and not sure what the process is? Our divorce solicitors have put together these handy guides for navigating the family court process in Newcastle, Leeds and Manchester.
Our services
Marriage breakdowns and separations
We are able to draw on a wealth of family law expertise and specialists from other areas of law to provide seamless advice on all aspects of divorce and separation issues. We also have significant experience in handling disputes involving children. We can advise on:
- Child Maintenance
- Civil Partnership dissolution
- Divorce
- Domestic violence and abuse
- Enforcement and Variation of Financial Orders
- Financial settlements, including pensions, trusts and business assets
- Injunctions and Occupation Orders
- Intervener claims
- Judicial Separation
- Living arrangements for children
- Nullity Petitions
- Property disputes
- British Expat divorce
Matters involving children
We fully understand matters involving children are particularly sensitive and we have significant expertise in dealing with such issues, always putting the child’s welfare at the centre of the work we do.
We can advise on:
- Child abduction
- Child Maintenance through the Child Maintenance Service
- Child Maintenance, housing and other financial provisions for children under Schedule 1 of The Children Act 1989
- Discrete issues concerning a child’s upbringing such as choice of school and healthcare
- Domestic and international relocation
- Living arrangements for children
- Parental alienation
- Parental responsibility
- Surrogacy
Nuptial and cohabitation agreements
We use tact and sensitivity to draw up and advise on sensible documents, which can then be discussed and agreed with the other party and their legal representative:
- Cohabitation agreements
- Post-nuptial agreements
- Pre-nuptial agreements
- Separation agreements
Unmarried couples
Long-term relationships which do not have any formal legal recognition can result in very difficult and painful consequences in the event of a relationship breakdown. We provide clear, informed advice on:
- Cohabitation disputes
- Co-parenting agreements
- Financial claims for children and child maintenance
- Injunctions and Occupation Orders
- Property disputes