We are all fully aware that the breakdown of your relationship will no doubt be distressing and leave you feeling vulnerable.
Our aim is to help you reach a solution to your matter as quickly and painlessly as possible whilst ensuring that you are fully aware of your rights following the breakdown of your relationship. Our team of solicitors are extremely experienced in dealing with all matters relating to the breakdown of relationships and are committed to 'holding your hand' through this difficult and upsetting time.
We can assist with your legal position should you be considering any of the following:
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Divorce
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Separating from your spouse
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Judicial Separation
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Ending a Civil Partnership
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Ending a relationship with a partner
We can provide you with a tailor-made service offering as much or as little help as you require. We can advise you on the options available and prepare all documents on your behalf and represent you at Court or simply provide ad hoc advice when you require it.
It may be the case that you would like advice on divorcing your husband or wife now (see our article
Divorce and the recession). We can help you decide which fact is most appropriate for your divorce petition to be based on. This will depend on your particular circumstances, whether this be your spouse’s unreasonable behaviour or adultery, or if your relationship has broken down some time ago and you have separated from your husband or wife, in which case we can advise you on the relevant time based fact available to you.
We can also advise on the dissolution of a civil partnership should your relationship with your same sex partner have broken down.
We do appreciate however that divorce or the dissolution of a civil partnership is a big decision for all our clients. Many clients that come to see us do not yet feel ready to take this step or have not decided that this is what they want at the present time. We can advice you on how to separate from your spouse or partner and protect your assets and draw up a deed of separation to formalise your separation. This way the matter of divorce can be dealt with at a later time when you feel ready.
If you do not wish to divorce due to your religious beliefs, but acknowledge that your relationship is over, then we can advise you in obtaining a Judicial Separation which is accepted by the Christian Church.
If your relationship with your partner has ended we can help advise you on your rights. The law treats the assets of couples who formed relationships or lived together very differently to married couples or civil partners. We have experience in dealing with property disputes and disputes concerning assets between couples who have separated and we can negotiate a settlement for you or represent you at Court should the need arise.
When ending a relationship you may feel that you need further advice in other areas. We can fully assist you in all related matters. We are experienced in dealing with child matters such as maintenance, the child support agency, where the children will live and how much access or contact you could have with your children.
You may be unsure as to your financial position on the breakup of your marriage or relationship. Our solicitors will be able to advice you on the possible settlement that could be reached between you and your ex-partner or ex-spouse, negotiate on your behalf and represent you at Court.
Should the situation become acrimonious we can advise you on obtaining protection from your ex partner or spouse via an injunction, non-molestation order or occupation order.
For further advice, please either email yuor enquiry to family@wellerslawgroup.com or call 0208 464 4242 and ask to speak to a member of the Family team for an informal chat. We offer a fixed fee, no obligation, interview at the rate of £80 plus VAT for half an hour so that we may provide you with initial advice and suggest the options for your next course of action.
Our Family Law Team is comprised of males and females, therefore if you have a preference for seeing either a male or female Family Law solicitor, we would be happy to accommodate your request.
