Family Law

If you have a particular question please scroll down the page or click here to view the questions we have covered in the area of family law.

Our Service to You
The Family Law department at Bramhall Solicitors has developed a strong reputation for confident assistance in a wide range of matters including;

• Divorce and Separation
• Pre-nuptial and Separation Agreements
• Breakdown of Civil Partnerships
• Children matters including residence, contact and prohibited steps applications
• Ancillary relief
• Cohabitation agreements and disputes
• Applications to the court to deal with specific issues or to prevent children from being removed from the country
• Domestic Violence - non-molestation order applications (injunctions) and occupation orders

We are committed to keeping abreast of new legislation, and providing you with both a sympathetic and confidential service. We recognise the emotional elements of a family breakdown, and work with our clients towards ensuring that our involvement does not add to the multitude of problems facing the parties.

We practice within the Law Society's Family Law Protocol and those of "Resolution" (formerly the Solicitors Family Law Association), which means we will seek to resolve disputes in a non-confrontational manner wherever possible. We practice collaborative law. We ensure that the focus of any family dispute involving children is the children, and their welfare remains a priority throughout any instruction.

Whilst we work towards settling disputes by negotiation, keeping legal costs to a minimum we will always litigate aggressively if and when needed. Our extensive knowledge of the law in the family area ensures that the full benefits the law has to offer are utilised to maximum effectiveness.

From the outset you will be appointed a single solicitor who will maintain a close link with you until the conclusion of the case.

What is a Civil Partnership?
When can I get Divorced?
How long does it take to get Divorced?
Will the Court interfere with agreed arrangements
in respect of our children?
If the breakdown of the marriage is my fault/my decision
will I be penalised in the financial settlement?
How will I cope financially now that my spouse
has left me and I don't work?
Can my spouse force me to leave the family home?
I have left the family home, can I return?
What happens if my partner is preventing me
from seeing the children, can I do anything?
Is a Pre-Nuptial Agreement a legal document?
Are the Courts bound by a Pre-Nuptial Agreement?
My partner wants me to sign documents, what should I do?
My spouse is violent what can I do?
My ex is moving hundreds of miles away with our children,
what can I do?
My partner and I are not married, do I have any rights?

This is a link to the Family Mediation website.