Personal & Family

The adopting of a child can be a very stressful time, looking after the interests of the child at the same time struggling with officialdoms requirements. Let us take some of the strain from you and assist you with the formalities required. We can help with the authorities and also with the court proceedings leading to the adoption order.

Many couples are now choosing to live together rather than marry. We take care of those who choose to cohabit and, for example, we advise those who wish to buy a property together. The law applicable to the breakdown of co-habiting relationships is very different from that of married couples, particularly regarding the more dependent partner, from the law applied within divorce proceedings, we can ensure that you receive full and detailed advice upon your circumstances, the risks and benefits of cohabitation should you choose to live together.

Whether marrying or cohabiting, we can provide other services, for example make a Will for you so that you can choose whom you wish to benefit in the event of your death.

One of the most distressing situations you can face is the separation and forced estrangement from children or grandchildren. Often this is enforced by a parent or parents but not necessarily in the interests of the child, children or grandchildren. We can assist you by ensuring that you have straight forward sensible advice allowing you to see a way forward possibly looking at initial contact to seek to re-engage and re-establish contact, after with mediation and ultimately if necessary with an application to the court.

We look to ensure that your interests are protected and importantly that the interests of children or grandchildren are properly considered.