Many people understandably worry about the financial implications when they separate. There is a lot to be sorted out, especially if you have children or have been living together for a reasonably long time.
We advise on:
- Housing needs
- Pension sharing orders
- Maintenance, including interim orders to help now
- Providing for children
- Valuing businesses or other complicated assets
- Dealing with special contributions or inheritances.
Our aim is to provide you with tailored advice which enables you to secure the right solution for you and your family.
A key point, often lost, is a divorce itself does nothing to protect your future assets. A clean break or ongoing support is only guaranteed with a separate financial order, preferably obtained by consent.
Our extensive experience helps advise you what might be a practical way forward at a time when your own thoughts may be unclear due to upset and shock. Any decisions on what sums to settle for are of course ultimately yours.
You should be aware there are many myths about finances in family law. Obtain expert advice from us, rather than leaving well meaning colleagues or friends to scare you with their horror stories!
If agreement cannot be reached, we will represent you throughout court proceedings and undertake a forensic examination of your spouse’s finances.
We will always advise you where appropriate to settle rather than continue court proceedings if that is in your best interests, rather than encouraging you to spend money on more legal fees unnecessarily.