Family Law

Divorce & Separation

What do you have to do to become legally separated? How and when to become divorced? What to
do for the best about your children, your home, your finances.

Often in family life, decisions need to be made about children. The law sets out what will happen
if parents are unable to agree, or if parents are not able to look after their children.
Sometimes there are special arrangements relating to surogacy, adoption or kinship care.

Finance & Property

Financial support for you and your children. What you should pay for your children. Fair division
of assets and debts on separation. Who should stay in the house on separation.

Agreements

If you and your partner reach an agreement about what should happen when you separate, or before
you move in together or marry, or in relation to your chidlren, we can translate this agreement
into a written and binding contract between you.

Cohabitation

When couples who have lived together separate, what are their legal rights?

Domestic Violence

If a partner, spouse or anyone else is behaving towards you or your children in an aggressive,
threatening or frightening way.