All Family and matrimonial services
In the past two decades family structure has changed dramatically, with fewer people getting married and significant increases in the number of divorces, in the propensity of unmarried couples to cohabit, and in the number of babies born outside marriage. At the same time the very ways families can be started have changed, with the introduction of the civil partnership and advances in assisted reproduction. The shift away from traditional family structures has created unprecedented legal and emotional issues and challenges.
Our family lawyers take a sympathetic and holistic approach to families in all their complexities. By combining different disciplines and skills with years of specialist knowledge and common sense we will work closely with you to achieve the best outcome for you and your family.
All the lawyers in our team are members of Resolution and subscribe to its Code of Practice, which promotes a constructive and conciliatory approach towards relationship breakdown.
Our commitment to keeping cases out of court where possible is underpinned by the fact that our senior lawyers are all trained in collaborative family law and mediation.
If you have substantial assets and are contemplating marriage or civil partnership, we can prepare a Pre-nuptial or Pre-registration Agreement on your behalf, setting out what will happen to your assets in the event of divorce or the dissolution of the partnership.
If you are considering separation or divorce, we can help you to chart a sensitive route through the issues that arise on relationship breakdown, minimising the impact on children and ensuring that you, the client, remain in control. Whether relations with your partner are amicable or communications have broken down completely, we have the expertise to help.
If you simply wish to explore your options on a sensitive issue, we can offer an initial discussion at our Cambridge or London office at a time to suit you. We understand that all you may need is a clearer understanding of your rights, or a strategy which you can implement in your own time, and can advise you accordingly.
Related Services
Services associated with All Family and matrimonial services are listed below:
- Children and parenting issues
- Cohabitation
- Collaborative law
- Divorce
- Estate planning - tax, trusts and family law
- Financial settlement - family and matrimonial
- Marital contracts (pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements)
- Parenting issues - unmarried parents
- Professional advisers support - matrimonial
- Protecting your assets - matrimonial
- Relationship breakdown support - matrimonial
- Re-organising a family business - family and matrimonial
- Same sex relationships
- Separation and divorce
- Setting up your own business
- Trustee support - matrimonial