Family Law
Family matters are rarely only legal. They involve people you will still have to see, children you both love, and money that now has to stretch across two homes.
Our job is to stop the process making things worse. Where an agreement can be reached, we will help you reach it. Where it cannot, we will represent you properly.
If you are in immediate danger, call 999. We can apply for a non-molestation order or an occupation order urgently, but the police come first.
The divorce itself is usually the simple part. We handle it efficiently so attention goes where it belongs — the finances and the children.
Property, pensions, savings and debts. We advise on what a court is likely to consider fair, so you negotiate against a benchmark rather than a hope.
Where children live, how time is shared, and what happens when one parent wants to move. Child arrangements, specific issue and prohibited steps orders.
Non-molestation and occupation orders, urgently where necessary.
Nikah and Mahr, and the process of Talaq or Khula — alongside, not instead of, a civil divorce.
Where a relationship breakdown affects immigration status, the two cannot be advised on separately.
This is the single most common misunderstanding we see, and it causes real hardship.
Islamic Sharia Law — how Nikah, Mahr, Talaq and Khula sit alongside English family law, and what each does and does not achieve.
Most cases settle without a final hearing. Mediation, negotiation and consent orders resolve the majority. We will tell you early if yours is likely to be an exception.
There is no fixed formula. A court considers the needs of any children first, then income, earning capacity, contributions and the length of the marriage. We will give you a realistic range rather than a best case.
A Talaq or Khula pronounced in the UK is not recognised as a divorce in English law. If the civil marriage exists, a civil divorce is also required. The position for a divorce obtained overseas is more complicated and depends on where and how it was obtained.
Yes. An initial conversation is confidential.
You do not have to have decided anything. Many people call to find out what their options would be.