Family law
Family matters are handled by our Family Law Department.
Working with you
We are specialist practitioners and experienced in the field of family law. We are
all able to guide you through the difficulties and complexities of some of the most
challenging problems you will encounter in your lives, seeking a non-confrontational
but resolute approach.
Our team is based throughout Morrisons’ office network. We are members of Resolution
(formerly known as Solicitors Family Law Association) and subscribe to their code
of conduct. We have a broad range of knowledge and experience to resolve matters
such as the above in a constructive, conciliatory and cost-effective manner. In
order to keep the emotional and financial pain to a minimum, our team are always
willing to assist formally and informally, bringing their formidable negotiating
skills to ‘round the table’ and other settlement meetings, always seeking high levels
of client satisfaction. The team is therefore able to offer a complete service for
all your family law needs.
Morrisons does not undertake publicly funded work.
The team can offer advice and assistance in a range of family law and related issues
including:
- Divorce and separation
- Cohabitation disputes
- Children: contact, residence, financial arrangements, etc
- Emergency injunctions re domestic violence
- Emergency injunctions to protect property and assets
- Prenuptial agreements
- Separation agreements
- Cohabitation agreements
- Pension issues arising on divorce
- Inheritance act and contested probate
- Civil partnership disputes
The family department is also able
to offer clients various ways in resolving issues through collaborative trained
family lawyers and mediators.
In addition to the team's own extensive experience the fee earners are able to call
upon specialist and trusted Counsel, IFAs, actuaries and valuers. The team is therefore
able to offer a complete service for all your family law needs.
For further information please email us at
familymatters.web@morrlaw.com or alternatively arrange
a callback from us.
To view the members of our Family department please
click here.
Here are some frequently asked questions about family law that our family department
deals with:
- My marriage is over and my spouse and I want to agree finances amicably.
Can you help?
- Will I have to give half of all the assets to my spouse?
What about the pension?
- I am getting married soon.
Can I make a prenuptial agreement?
- My partner and I are not married.
He has recently informed me that he wishes to separate.
What are my rights?
And what happens to our property after we separate?
- I am worried about not seeing the children after we separate.
What should I do?
How does all this work?
- My son divorced his wife last year and I have not seen my grand-children since.
Is there anything I can do?
- When we first divorced my husband was fine about me having residence of the children,
but now he refuses to return the children after contact.
What should I do?
- Over the past eighteen months my partner has become violent towards me. The police
say I should get an injunction.
Can you help?
- I have decided to get a divorce but don’t have a clue about how to go about it.
Where should I begin?
- I am worried my spouse might be hiding money from me.
I have been told that I can get something called ‘an emergency injunction’ to protect
my property and assets.
What does this mean?
Can you arrange this for me?
- I have recently lost my job.
Can I reduce the maintenance I pay to my ex-wife?
- I am worried my ex-partner might be trying to take my children to live abroad.
Is there anything I can do?
- My partner died recently leaving me with nothing in his will.
Is there anything I can do?