Family Law
FAMILY LAW SOLICITORS NORTHAMPTON & FAMILY LAW FIRM NORTHAMPTON
What is family law ?
Family law deals with all areas relating to your family relationships with your relatives, children and spouses. You may want to create a union through a marriage or civil partnership and manage this potential or existing arrangement by creating agreements on how the ownership of properties, assets and finances will be managed during and after the break up of a relationship.
Your situation may mean you want to end your relationship with a partner by way of divorce , while making sure the ties with your children remain intact. You may want to agree appropriate child caring arrangements with your spouse or you may face the distressing situation of having had your child kidnapped by your spouse or someone unknown to you.
We at Northampton solicitors know that these issues need to be handled professionally and sensitively.
Our Services
Marriages and civil partnerships are a time of joy and the idea of divorce and the splitting up of assets is naturally not always brought up on the honeymoon! However, we at Northampton solicitors would encourage discussion and preparation of worst-case scenarios so as to ensure assets can be protected and both parties know what will happen to each others assets should a divorce happen. The entering into a pre nuptial agreement will ensure your position is protected in the event of a divorce.
Northampton solicitors are also specialists in divorce law. We will be able to represent you either in court or through the mediation process. If both parties can agree the terms of the divorce and what will happen to the joint assets and children (if any) then this process should be fairly simple. If agreement cannot be reached between the parties then you will need to go to court to settle the divorce and a judge will decide the final terms of the divorce. The factors that the courts typically look at are:
- who will care for children
- the financial resources of the parties; and
- the current standards of living for each party.
If you have children Northampton solicitors are equipped to assist them during the difficulties a divorce brings. We are particularly known for handling cases involving vulnerable people such as babies and children.
Finally we can assist in all issues involving children from seeking custody to making maintenance claims. We always deal with the matters in sensitive manner and keep the interests of your children at the forefront of your requirements.