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When a relationship breaks down or there is a serious problem within the family, support and understanding combined with specialist legal expertise is absolutely essential.
Glanvilles' experienced family law solicitors will always provide a caring and sympathetic approach. We encourage the use of alternative forms of dispute resolution, such as mediation and conciliation and offer innovative collaborative law services, as well as having excellent links with local independent mediation services.
If mediation is not appropriate and litigation is the only way forward, our specialist family law solicitors will ensure that matters proceed with the minimum of stress and as straightforwardly as possible. If court proceedings are necessary, our family law specialists will ensure that you are fully supported throughout every stage of the process.
Get in touch with our family law solicitors
To speak to our family law solicitors in West Sussex and Hampshire, get in touch by giving us a call at one of our local branches in Chichester, Fareham, Havant or Petworth. Alternatively, please fill in our online enquiry form for a quick response.
How our family law lawyers can help
Family law concerns are highly sensitive. Our solicitors understand how invasive it can feel to have the law involved with your family matters, and so provide an effective and protective service with sympathy.
The support of a family law solicitor can make a significant difference to you and your loved ones. We will ensure that your case is progressed at a speed that you are comfortable with whilst ensuring matters are resolved before they can escalate.
Wherever possible, we will make sure that the final decision remains in your hands by prioritising finding informal resolutions that do not involve the court. If litigation is unavoidable, we will provide robust representation on your behalf, ensuring that you and your family are able to move forward and putting in place legal safeguards to prevent further disputes down the line.
Our family law solicitor’s expertise includes:
Divorce and dissolution
We provide a compassionate, straightforward legal service for all aspects of divorce and civil partnership dissolution, making these often challenging issues as simple and straightforward as possible to resolve.
Glanvilles’ family law team are able to advise you in relation to all aspects of divorce, dissolution and separations, providing support on each aspect at your discretion.
Child Arrangement Orders
Looking after the best interests of children during any sort of family upheaval is of crucial importance. Our family lawyers can help you to swiftly and amicably make arrangements for children following divorce and separation, wherever possible, or represent you in court proceedings if required.
Our Child Arrangement Order solicitors provide expert advice on all childcare matters, assessing your situation and drafting an agreement that reflects your individual circumstances and needs.
Negotiating financial agreements
Financial arrangements can be difficult to make, particularly if families have misaligned or conflicting priorities.
Our divorce financial settlement solicitors offer a number of options to negotiating financial agreements for a range of family law matters without resorting to court action. This includes voluntary disclosure, mediation and collaborative law.
Complex finances
Finances are a sticking point in many family law matters, and can be made more tricky when they are arranged or divided in complex, high value structures.
Our family solicitors have represented many high-net-worth individuals over the years, giving us strong experience in unpicking even the most complicated financial situations during family law matters.
Family estates & rural assets
Family law advice can be crucial to sorting out complicated agricultural and commercial property matters.
Our family estates and rural assets team have strong experience in handling all types of agricultural and commercial property in relation to family law, including high value and complex assets.
Cohabitation disputes
When you separate from a partner you have been cohabiting with outside of a marriage or civil partnership, there can be various practical issues to resolve.
We can help you swiftly and effectively resolve any cohabitation disputes, allowing you to move on. Our specialist family law solicitors will know exactly how to act in your best interest to provide a legal solution you can rely on.
Injunctions & Occupation Orders
If you or your loved ones have experienced domestic abuse, we can take fast action to protect you, including applying for non-molestation orders and occupation orders.
Our family law solicitors understand how to step in and make swift changes, discussing your needs beforehand and acting at your discretion.
Parental Responsibility Orders
If you need to establish parental responsibility for a child, we can help you do so, either through a voluntary agreement with those who already hold parental responsibility or by applying to a court for a Parental Responsibility Order.
We have a specialist team of family law solicitors who can review, draft, and establish Parental Responsibility Orders on your behalf.
Pension claims on divorce
Pensions are often of significant value, meaning they will usually need to be considered during divorce or separation.
We provide guidance through the various options for resolving pension claims during divorce, helping to ensure you get a fair settlement.
Pre and post nuptial agreements
With many couples now getting married or remarried at a later point in their lives, it is common for one or both parties to have substantial assets they wish to protect.
Glanvilles’ family law solicitors can help you to create a pre-nuptial agreement or post-nuptial agreement that will provide peace of mind for the future.
Same-sex marriage and civil partnerships
Families of all structures can benefit from speaking to a specialist in civil partnership dissolutions.
At Glanvilles, our family solicitors specialise in all legal issues related to partnerships, including civil partnership dissolution and same-sex marriage.
Special Guardianship Orders
A Special Guardianship Order is a potentially advantageous alternative to adoption or fostering.
It can allow you to have parental responsibility for a child while maintaining a link between the child and their birth parents where desirable. We can review, draft, and apply for a Special Guardianship Order on your behalf.
Taking children out of England & Wales
You will need the consent of your children’s other parent to take your children abroad, whether on holiday or more permanently.
Glanvilles’ family law team can help to resolve such issues amicably where possible or through court action if necessary.
Transfer property ownership
If you are going through the breakdown of a relationship, you may need to transfer property ownership.
This could be transferring property into your sole name or negotiating the transfer of your share to your former partner if they are buying you out. Our family solicitors can advise you on the most cost-effective way to transfer property ownership.
Unmarried parties – financial provision for children
We can help ensure a fair financial agreement is reached between you and your ex-partner to support your children.
Usually, our experts can achieve this this outside of the court through informal methods. Where necessary, we can help you take court action to ensure your children are provided for.
Why choose Glanvilles’ family law solicitors?
Our family solicitors have many years of experience guiding individuals and families through all aspects of family law, helping to make these often difficult issues as smooth and stress-free as possible to resolve.
Glanvilles’ family law team includes members of Resolution, an organisation of family lawyers committed to non-confrontational family dispute resolution, as well as a trained collaborative lawyer.
We are accredited by the Law Society for Family Law Advanced, reflecting our expertise and the high quality of the service we deliver to our clients. We have also achieved the Law Society’s Lexcel accreditation for the strength of our practice management and client care
Get in touch with our family law solicitors
To speak to our family law solicitors in West Sussex and Hampshire, get in touch by giving us a call at one of our local branches in Chichester, Fareham, Havant or, Petworth. Alternatively, please fill in our online enquiry form for a quick response.