Family Law Solicitors
A difficult and emotionally charged time
What is family law?
Family disputes and conflicts arise can arise over children, property and finances when couples split up. Family law is the legal rules and guidelines for settling that conflict. This can be a difficult and emotionally challenged time. You will receive expert, cost-effective guidance which delivers the best possible solution to the issues in your case, if you work with us.
Our family team offer a free 40 minute consultation. Unfortunately we do not offer legal aid.
What family law areas do we cover?
Family and Divorce Law Enquiry
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What is family law?
Family disputes and conflicts arise can arise over children, property and finances when couples split up. Family law is the legal rules and guidelines for settling that conflict. This can be a difficult and emotionally charged time. You will receive expert, cost-effective guidance which delivers the best possible solution to the issues in your case, if you work with us.
What family law areas do we cover?
Divorce
The breakdown of a marriage can be incredibly stressful and difficult for anyone to go through. Recent changes to divorce law have helped, making getting divorced more straightforward and we can help you through that process. Sorting out your pension, financial settlement or financial provisions for your children is often the most stressful aspect of a divorce. You will receive expert, cost-effective guidance which delivers the best possible solution to the issues in your case, if you work with us.
You will have a dedicated solicitor, who provides a sympathetic and pragmatic approach, offering a meticulous and efficient service tailored to your situation.
Mediation
Family mediation is a process which can be used by a couple who is separating or going through a divorce/dissolution of civil partnership, to resolve disputes between them.
Child Arrangement Orders
You may need a Child Arrangements Order if you cannot agree arrangements between yourselves. The order will set out which parent the children will live with and how much time they spend with the other parent. Orders for shared care, setting out that the children will live with both parents, are becoming more common.
Pre-Nuptial Agreements
A prenuptial agreement is a contract that you enter into before you marry. It’s a record of ownership of assets and how those assets will be shared between you if the marriage breaks down.
Domestic Violence
No-one should have to tolerate domestic abuse from their partner or any other family member. The whole team are experienced in making urgent court applications for injunctions, court orders protecting you from abuse.
Parental Responsibility
A parental responsibility agreement is a formal written agreement, usually made between a mother and father to give the father Parental Responsibility for their child or children. The agreement must be on the correct court form, witnessed by a member of staff from the court and registered at the Central Family Court. A father will only need a parental responsibility agreement if they are not married or in a civil partnership with the mother. Stepparents and same-sex parents may also be able to enter into parental responsibility agreements.
Recent cases
As well as having dealt with complex businesses and high net worth cases, in the last year the family team have advised on:
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- Pre-nuptial agreements, including one for a multi-millionaire art collector
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- Nullity proceedings
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- Complex financial settlements including family business and professional partnerships and family trusts
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- Successfully mediated disputes between two parties
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- Complex child arrangements and relocation cases
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- Urgent applications including emergency freezing applications to freeze assets before they could be removed
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- To be able to offer you the best service, Jessica is a fully accredited Mediator.
The team also covers all areas of private children law, including protracted cases where there are allegations of domestic abuse and alienation.
Frequently asked questions
Mullis & Peake have specialists in family, TOLATA and divorce law ready to help you. Our family team offer a free 40 minute consultation. Please call us on 01708 784000 to book an appointment. Come and meet us and see what we have to offer.
Alternatively, request a call back to have one of our people contact you at a time that suits.
OUR CLIENTS SAY ABOUT US
Ranked highly in Essex, Romford and Brentwood for Family Law
Jessica is the Head of Family and has specialised in family law throughout her career
