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FREE INITIAL CONSULTATION
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LAW SOCIETY'S CHILDREN'S PANEL MEMBERS
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SPECIALISED DOMESTIC ABUSE RESPONSE TEAM
What areas do our family law solicitors cover?
Issues relating to children – With four of our lawyers on the Law Society’s Children’s Panel, we have one of the largest child law specialist teams in the South West and are experienced at dealing with even the most complex cases. We can help you with:
- Arrangements following divorce or separation
- Adoption and special guardianship
- Care proceedings
- Grandparents’ rights
Issues relating to relationships – Our experienced team can help you with:
- Divorce and separation
- Pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements
- Financial issues, including pension arrangements
Why choose Tozers family law solicitors?
Talk to you about your situation in a free initial meeting
This gives you a chance to ask questions about the process and the likely costs, including options for payment. We look at who from our team is best suited to work with you and discuss next steps.
Support you through the process, with clear and practical advice
We explain everything carefully in plain English so you know what to expect at each stage, keeping you fully informed throughout.
Find the best solution as your trusted legal partner
We explore your options so you can feel confident we’re taking the right course of action, whether this involves collaborative law, mediation or more traditional approaches. As experienced advocates, you can rest assured we’ll fight your corner if your case does need to go to court.
Meet our team
Family Law FAQs
A divorce petition is filed at Court in triplicate with the Court fee and marriage certificate. The Court fee is currently £612. If you are on a low income or receive certain state benefits you may be able to apply for some or all of the fee to be exempt.
There is now a minimum period of 20 weeks between the start of proceedings and the middle stage known as Conditional Order. There is then a minimum time frame of 6 weeks between Conditional Order and when the order can be made final. The process will take longer when there are finances to resolve, and couples are advised to wait until a final financial agreement/court order has been made before concluding the divorce.
"There is a court fee to issue the divorce petition which is currently £612. If you are on a low income or receive certain state benefits you may be able to apply for some or all of the fee to be exempt.
Tozers' specialist family law solicitors offer a fixed fee for divorce proceedings. This is currently £600 plus VAT."
No Fault Divorce allows couples to divorce in an amicable manner, without the need for one spouse to blame the other for the breakdown of the marriage. Spouses are also not be able to contest the divorce, apart from on limited grounds such as coercion and fraud. This also applies to civil partnership dissolution.
Recent cases
Prevented Child Abduction
Advising a mother where the father attempted to abduct the child by removing them from the jurisdiction without the mother’s knowledge or consent. Secured the urgent return of the child and a lives with order for the child in the mother’s care.
Secured Child’s Urgent Return to Mother Amid Neglect Allegations
Advising a mother where the father made serious allegations of child neglect and refused to return the child to the mother’s care following contact. Secured the urgent return for the child to the mother’s care and a prohibited steps order so that the father could not remove the child save for contact.
Cleared Father of Abuse Allegations
Advising a father where the mother had alleged that the relationship was characterised by domestic abuse and violence perpetrated by the father including physical, emotional, and serious allegations of sexual abuse. No findings were made against the father and a lives with order for the child in the father’s care was secured.
Secured Urgent Return of Child to Father Amid Mother’s Mental Health Concerns
Advising a father who raised concerns over the mother’s rapid decline in mental health. The mother also had a history of abusing alcohol and prescription-based medications. Secured the urgent return of the child to the father’s care and a lives with order for the father.
Advised High-Earning Actuary Husband in Divorce
Advising Husband, high earning equity partner of a London Actuaries in divorce proceedings. Providing advice to enable parties to reach agreement.
Secured Wife’s Interests in Property, Business & Pensions Amid Husband’s Suspension
Advising Wife in divorce proceedings. Husband having been suspended as a partner in his dental practice. Successfully obtaining an order for Wife to obtain interests in property, business and pensions.
Protected Husband’s Family Assets in Complex Divorce
Advising Husband, a partner in a holiday park business and also a partner in the family farm in divorce proceedings where the Wife asserted she had an interest in properties owned by the Husband with his Brother and Mother. Successfully protecting Husband’s family assets.
Secured Findings of Abuse to Protect Mother and Daughter
Acting for a mother securing findings of psychological and emotional abuse towards both her and her daughter from her ex-husband.
Child Safely Returned to Mother After Abduction Attempt
Securing the return of a young child to the mother’s care following an attempted abduction by the child’s father. Proceeding to obtain safeguarding orders to ensure the safety of the child in the mother’s care.
Protection Order Secured to Safeguard At-Risk Child
Securing a Female Genital Mutilation Protection Order where it had been feared that a young child was at risk of the same.
