Relationship breakdown and divorce
The breakdown of a relationship is often one of the most stressful times in life. With so much to think about – the loss of a partner, the future of the family home, the arrangements to be made for the children – it is easy to become overwhelmed. Our specialist team of divorce lawyers and family law solicitors can advise you on all aspects of relationship breakdown and will guide you skilfully through the stormy waters of separation and into calmer seas beyond.
We have a large team of divorce lawyers based in Southampton and Winchester specialising in family work and we are ranked as the pre-eminent team in the region.
With experience ranging from a few years’ qualification to senior partner level, we will be able to offer you exactly the right lawyer for your case.
We are all qualified and specialist family solicitors. Many of us are also collaboratively trained and/or mediators, which means that we are able to bring different skills to the way in which we will handle your case. You will find us uncompromising in our professional approach, yet sensitive to your individual needs. We will always listen carefully to your story, and we will represent you in a manner which is tailored to suit you and to promote the best outcomes for you and your children.
Some of the issues we can help with:
- Divorce, separation from your cohabitant and dissolution of civil partnerships
- Financial claims on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Mediation
- Cases involving an international element whether because you or your partner are not a British national, or because some or all of the assets are overseas
- Financial claims following a foreign divorce
- Cases involving family owned businesses, from sole traders to complex, multi-layered business structures
- Future ownership of jointly owned property when an unmarried relationship breaks down
- Cases involving family trusts, from the most simple to the most complex, including multi-layered off-shore structures
- Child Arrangements orders – previously residence and contact orders
- Financial claims on behalf of children whether you are married to the other parent or not
- International relocation of children
- Other issues concerning children, such as their education or a proposed move away from the area
- Financial claims by or on behalf of adult children, such as maintenance whilst they are studying
- Pre- and post- nuptial agreements
- Living together agreements
- Occupation of the family home (perhaps following violence or threats of violence)
- Personal protection orders
Related Literature
Slides/Presentations
Collaborative law in practice
Hear from the people who really matter: the clients. The couple in this film are real-life graduates of the collaborative law process who have agreed to share their experiences. In it, they talk about the process itself, some of the difficult issues in their case, and what the process has meant for their future as a family.
Testimonials
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- Chambers and Partners 2018, Band 1: Known as a standout firm representing high net worth individuals in matrimonial disputes concerning trusts and property. Also provides mediation services for clients seeking alternatives to litigation. Recent expansion of the team ensures clients are given full depth of resources to assist with the most complex cases.
- Legal 500 2017, Tier 1: Paris Smith is ‘a very strong regional firm’, which clients single out for its ‘good-quality work and pragmatic, solution-based approach’.
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