Family Problems
Family problems, whether they are inside or outside marriage, can be the most stressful part of anyone's life and need sympathetic handling with sound advice. At Dean Thomas & Co. we have solicitors who have many years of experience in dealing with family matters and can give you proper advice and deal with family issues for you no matter what they are.
Divorce
You may wish to start divorce proceedings. If so, we can advise you and also discuss with you whether there is any prospect of reconciliation and give you details of people who may be able to assist you with that. If divorce is the only option then we will be able to advise you on your matrimonial finance, apportionment of the matrimonial assets including your family home, savings, investments, and pensions.
Children
There may be issues relating to children. We can advise on residence and contact, i.e. with which parent the children should live and how much time they should spend with the other parent. In most cases these may be agreed, but in the event that parents fail to agree then the court can make decisions for the children which will be binding on everyone.
Maintenance
If maintenance cannot be agreed you may have no option but to apply to the Child Support Agency (CSA). There are however cases where you will need to apply to a court rather than the CSA. Let us help you with this.
Cohabitation
You may have been living with someone but outside of formal marriage and may own property, have children, etc. The law here is in many respects different from the law which applies to a marriage breakdown.
Domestic Violence
In those unfortunate cases where this does occur we can offer you sympathetic advice whether the violence is within a marriage or another type of relationship. You may for instance be advised to report the incident to the Police or it may be more appropriate to apply to the Court for a form of injunction.
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