Family Law
No matter what situation you may find yourself in, our compassionate, expert Family Law Team will be happy to listen, advise, and guide you through the legal process to achieve your desired outcome with as little stress as possible.
Divorce/separation
It is an unfortunate fact of life that not all marriages are successful. When a relationship breaks down it is not unusual for one or both parties to seek to end the marriage, civil partnership or to obtain a formal decree of judicial separation.
If you are married and want to permanently end your marriage, you should apply for a divorce. If you are in a civil partnership and want to permanently end your civil partnership, you should apply for a dissolution. Both divorce and dissolution are ways to end a legally binding relationship.
A decree of judicial separation is a Court Order, however, legally separated couples will still be married. In judicial separation cases the Court has the same range of powers as it does in divorce cases in terms of dividing assets of the marriage, including spousal maintenance. The main difference being that unlike divorce or dissolution where a Pension Sharing Order can be made, a Court may only be able to make an Order to offset or make a Pension Attachment Order.
Child arrangements
If there are children under 18 or vulnerable young adult children, then the Court must be satisfied that proper arrangements are being made for their welfare.
Private law finance after separation
A fair division of the family assets, including the family home, must be worked out. In many cases this is achieved by negotiation between Solicitors and agreement between the parties. At E J Moyle LLP, Solicitors, we emphasise negotiation and agreement rather than conflict and confrontation in the application of the principles of Family Law to the special circumstances of each individual case.
Other Family Law Services
Our Family Team can also advise you in relation to a range of family matters, such as, family protection, domestic violence, injunctions, wardships, adoption, child arrangements and child protection proceedings.
Our Family Law Team
Sharon Lyon has over 34 years of experience in Family Law and has particular expertise in Private Law finance after separation, in addition to matters relating to children and divorce.
Tracy Randall-May has been a Solicitor for over 25 years and specialises in work where children are involved and divorce.
