Family Law Experts

Past Cases

Declaration of Trusts

• Prepared a declaration of trust relating to a cohabiting couple who held a property on trust for themselves as tenants in common in unequal shares having contributed unequally to the purchase price.
• Reviewed and amended a declaration of trust relating to friends who held a property on trust for themselves as tenants in common in equal shares having contributed equally to the purchase price.

Divorce

• Represented applicant wife in contested divorce proceedings whereby respondent husband claimed the parties were never married and in absence of a marriage certificate.

Domestic Abuse

• Obtained a non-molestation and occupation order for vulnerable applicant wife having been subjected to physical, emotional, and psychological abuse by the respondent husband in the family home.

• Obtained a non-molestation order for applicant wife having had no contact with her abusive husband for 10 years who then turned up at her door demanding the family home be transferred to him.

• Represented applicant wife in non-molestation and occupation order proceedings who was subjected to years of abuse by the respondent husband in the family home impacting on the children’s welfare.

Family Finances

• Amicably agreed a financial consent order on behalf of the wife and in the best interests of the children.

• Obtained permission for third party client to intervene in her daughter and son-in-law’s financial remedy proceedings to assert her claimed equitable interest in her home where she allowed the parties to stay with their two children and successfully won the case.

• Secured a maintenance pending suit order for applicant wife whose sole income came from her state pension. Respondent husband earning £130,000 per annum ordered to pay applicant wife spousal maintenance.

• Represented applicant wife successfully obtaining a clean break on capital and income between the parties and securing 65:35 split in favour of wife as main carer of disabled child.

• Successfully obtained a clean break on capital and income on behalf of husband having tried to settle financial matters for over 10 years with previous solicitors.

Nuptial Agreements

• Reviewed and amended post-nuptial agreement on behalf of wife to protect her interest in various assets including pensions.

• Advised wife on legal implications of entering into a post-nuptial agreement advising that she would have greater security if she did not enter into the agreement.

Private Law Children

• Successfully obtained a specific issue order for the permanent relocation of children abroad.

• Agreed a consent order for a child arrangement order on behalf of applicant father.

Wills

• Drafted a will for a client to ensure their estate will be dealt with in accordance with their wishes upon death including funeral arrangements.

Lasting Power of Attorneys

• Prepared financial decisions Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) and health and care decisions Lasting Power of Attorney for elderly client appointing her two sons to act jointly as her Attorneys.