Family

Family services

Family law is likely to feature at some point in most people’s lives. It requires specialist expertise, as well as sensitivity and discretion.

Morrisons’ Family law department is made up of experienced, hugely committed lawyers whether senior partners or paralegals.

We look after clients from all walks of life, at all times committed to providing expert advice serving their best interests.

Our reputation for providing high quality advice means much of our work comes through recommendations, as well as by referral from other firms of solicitors and professionals.

The team can offer advice and assistance in a range of family law and related issues including:

• Divorce, civil partnership and separation
• Financial arrangements
• Cohabitation disputes, including trusts of land
• Children: contact, residence, financial arrangements, etc
• Emergency injunctions in relation to issues such as domestic violence
• Emergency injunctions to protect property and assets
• Pre and post-nuptial agreements
• Separation agreements
• Cohabitation agreements
• Pension issues arising on divorce
• Inheritance Act and contested probate
• Negotiation, mediation and collaboration
• Proceedings in all family courts

Our family lawyers are members of Resolution (formerly the Solicitors’ Family Law Association), which ties us to a code of conduct that promoting honesty, integrity and putting the needs of families above all else.

Many of our solicitors are accredited specialists, with considerable expertise in negotiation, mediation and dispute resolution.

In addition to our Family law department’s extensive experience, we have close links with other specialists, such as trusted counsel, IFAs, actuaries, valuers and experts in all fields required in family law cases. It adds up to a complete Family law service.

Morrisons does not undertake publicly funded work but we are happy to recommend firms that do, where it is appropriate.

FAQs

Here are some frequently asked questions about family law that our family department deals with:

1. My marriage is over and my spouse and I want to agree finances amicably. Can you help?

2. Will I have to give half of all the assets to my spouse? What about the pension?

3. I am getting married soon. Can I make a prenuptial agreement?

4. 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?

5. I am worried about not seeing the children after we separate. What should I do? How does all this work?

6. My son divorced his wife last year and I have not seen my grand-children since. Is there anything I can do?

7. 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?

8. Over the past eighteen months my partner has become violent towards me. The police say I should get an injunction. Can you help?

9. I have decided to get a divorce but don’t have a clue about how to go about it.
Where should I begin?

10. 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?

11. I have recently lost my job. Can I reduce the maintenance I pay to my ex-wife?

12. I am worried my ex-partner might be trying to take my children to live abroad.  Is there anything I can do?

13. My partner died recently leaving me with nothing in his will. Is there anything I can do?