Divorce solicitors

The divorce process

If you are considering a divorce we strongly advise you to seek early legal advice. We offer all prospective clients a complementary initial consultation where we will give you an outline of how we can support you through your divorce.

Once you are happy to proceed, we will take full details of all parties, including any children involved, as well as assets and liabilities. If you have a business or international assets we will also need full disclosure so we can advise you on your best options. We can also work with your existing accountant or financial adviser.

We will then meet in-person or via Microsoft Teams, as you prefer, and advise you on various options available to you which may include mediation.

We aim to complete a divorce without the need to go to court, but are experienced in preparing and ensuring the best representation if required.

Why choose the family team?

Our team of specialist divorce solicitors is renowned for providing a professional and caring service, particularly in relation to complex high net worth matters. We are ranked in independent research directories The Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

The specialised team has a wealth of knowledge and experience advising upon the issues that arise upon relationship breakdown including financial disputes of significant value between divorcing couples and cohabiting couples separating together with arrangements for children. Our dedicated divorce lawyers also specialise in providing a relationship planning service advising and drafting pre-nuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements.

The team is led by Partner, Victoria Cannon, Victoria is a distinguished family lawyer renowned for her expertise and leadership in the field, serving clients nationwide. With over two decades of experience exclusively in family law, Victoria has cultivated a stellar reputation and is dedicated to achieving favourable outcomes while prioritising the well-being and interests of her clients and their families.

Case study: Securing a divorce through deemed service

Mr W came to us following the breakdown of his marriage, instructing us that he wished to obtain a divorce. We wrote to Ms W to inform her of our instructions, consequently placing her on notice of the divorce application that was soon to be submitted. We did not receive a response from Ms W, nor did she return the acknowledgement of service. Understandably, this was a real point of concern for Mr W who desperately wanted to move on with his life post-separation.

As such, we made the decision to employ a process server, whose job was to personally serve the divorce paperwork upon Ms W. Once we had written confirmation from the process server that Ms W had in fact had sight of the divorce paperwork, and was simply choosing to ignore it, we were able to make an application to the court for deemed service. In other words, an application which requested the court deem Ms W as having had sight of the divorce paperwork (given the evidence produced by the process server) and thereby waiving the need for her to return the acknowledgement of service for the divorce to proceed. Our application was successful, and Mr W’s divorce was able to continue through to its conclusion when the Final Order was pronounced.