Taylor Vinters - Solicitors

When emotions are running high, it can be very difficult to focus on financial negotiations. Yet for many people, the financial settlement will be the single most important aspect of their case since it will form the basis of their future lifestyle.

Key issues will likely include the treatment of pensions, inheritances (including prospective inheritances), trusts and tax. Complex issues arise where there is a family company or a farming business. This is where our strength lies. We are committed to adopting a commonsense and practical approach to securing settlements and managing the process for our clients and their families.

On any relationship breakdown – whether involving a married, cohabiting or same sex couple – the routes to resolving the financial consequences of that breakdown are the same: mediation; collaborative family law; lawyer-based negotiations; or litigation.

We take care at the outset of every case to consider which approach might best suit our clients, their circumstances and their family.

Generally speaking, if both parties agree that the relationship is over, it is better for them to reach a fair agreement as to the division of assets and income, with input from their lawyers as necessary, than to have the terms of the agreement imposed upon them by the court. Happily, we have a very strong track record here of settling cases out of court.