Family court proceedings involve a mixture of sentiments. Whether it is a divorce petition, nullity or judicial separation; whether contested or uncontested - it requires flawless documentation and efficient case handling.

Division of financial assets, issues of maintenance, interests in matrimonial home, injunctions, cohabitation disputes, civil partnerships and non-molestation orders are all challenging actions.

Matters concerning children's welfare, parental orders, contact orders, wardship applications and international and cross jurisdictional issues involved in children's proceedings demand proactive, diligent and skilled legal services.

We are experienced in all above proceedings. We have successfully represented our clients in contested divorce proceedings that involve international and cross-jurisdictional issues. In addition, our advocate has rights of audience in all higher courts. Inside the courtroom he makes best use of his advocacy skills and outside he is skilled in negotiations techniques to secure best interests for our clients. We understand our clients' sentiments and respond responsibly.

• Divorce, Nullity and Judicial Separation
• Financial Orders
• Occupation Orders and Non Molestation Orders
• The effect of marriage and divorce on a Will
• The effect of Divorce, Judicial Separation and Nullity on succession

• Parental Responsibility
• Guardianship
• Special Guardianship Orders
• Section 8 Orders
• Residence Orders
• Contact Orders
• Prohibited Steps Orders
• Specific Issue Orders
• Settling and Residential Disputes
• Variation of Section 8 Orders
• Family Assistance Orders
• Financial Provision and Property Adjustment for Children
• Appointing a guardian for children
• Preventing the Removal a Child from the Jurisdiction and Tracing a Lost Child
• Children in Local Authority Care
• Child Assessment Orders
• Emergency Protection Orders
• Police Protection
• Recovery Orders

There is only one ground for divorce that is that the marriage has irretrievably broken down. In order for the court to hold that the marriage has irretrievably broken down unless the petitioner satisfies the court of one or more of the five facts:

• That the respondent has committed adultery and the petitioner finds it intolerable to live with the respondent;
• That the respondent has behaved in such a way that the petitioner cannot reasonably be expected to live with the respondent;
• That the respondent has deserted the petitioner for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition;
• That the parties to the marriage have lived apart for a continuous period of at least two years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition and the respondent consents to a decree being granted;
• That the parties to the marriage have live apart for a continuous period of at least five years immediately preceding the presentation of the petition.

A petition for divorce cannot be moved until one since the marriage has elapsed.

This decree relieves the parties to a marriage from the duty to cohabit and enables either or both of them to apply to the court for orders for ancillary relief. A petition for judicial separation may be presented to the court by either party to a marriage on the grounds as those of divorce. The one-year bar on divorce petition does not apply to judicial separation petitions.

• The petitioner is no longer bound to cohabit with the respondent;
• If either party dies intestate whilst the decree is in force and the separation is continuing, his or her property devolves as if the other party to the marriage were dead.
• The court can make ancillary orders as to finances and property.

In the eyes of law some marriages suffer from impediments which lead to them being either void or voidable. A void marriage is void from the beginning and can be treated by both parties as never having taken place without the need for a decree of nullity. A voidable marriage is valid unless and until a decree of nullity has been granted.

A decree of nullity may be granted in respect of a voidable marriage operate to annul the marriage only from after the date of decree absolute. The marriage is treated as if it had existed up to that time. Children of the union are automatically legitimate. Remarriage can take place after the decree absolute. Provision in a will by one for the other will lapse. Neither spouse will be able to claim on the other's intestacy.