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Goodman Ray’s Best Divorce Solicitors will expertly guide you through the process of divorce/seperation and children matters, helping you every step of the way. We're experienced in working with City Professionals and High Net Worth Individuals where there are substantial assets in investments, shares, trusts and private companies.
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Discuss Your Options
Based on your circumstances, we will explain your options and advise on how we can achieve the best outcome for you.
STEP 2
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We will explain how the process works, the costs involved and what the next steps will be if you are ready to proceed.
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PARTNER & MEDIATOR
Kevin Skinner
Kevin is ranked Chambers & Partners as a leader in the field of cross-border disputes and recognised practitioners in public children law. He is also frequently mentioned in the Legal 500.
Trudi Featherstone
Trudi is an accredited member of the Law Society Family Law Panel and is a Resolution accredited specialist in advanced and complex Financial disputes and private children law work.
SENIOR PARTNER
Peggy Ray
Peggy is highly recommended by the leading legal directories. She is top ranked as a leading individual by Chambers and Partners and highly recommended in the Legal 500.
Tom Brownrigg
Tom is a Resolution Accredited Specialist in Complex Financial and Property Matters for high income households or where there are substantial assets.
PARTNER & MEDIATOR
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"Kevin Skinner is a kind, patient and clever and has all the qualities that you would want in someone representing you at the hardest time of your life. He’s incredibly supportive of his clients."
Chambers And Partners
"Peggy Ray has a powerful and acute intellect, and grapples with difficult and challenging cases imaginatively, with maturity of judgement, and (where appropriate) forcefully."
The Legal 500
"Trudi Featherstone is an exceptionally pro-active, dedicated and talented family lawyer & mediator. Her quick mind, knowledge, empathy has led to her increasingly being recognised as one of London's finest mediators."
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We care about you and your case and will deliver a personal and compassionate service on all issues – aiming to resolve matters in the best way for you and your family.
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Our Expertise
Goodman Ray is one of the leading family law firms in the UK; with a national and international reputation for its work in children and family law. Our family solicitors represent high-net-worth and international clients, whilst remaining committed to delivering a cutting-edge service to its legally-aided clients.
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Your Questions Answered
The minimum timescale to bring a divorce/civil partnership dissolution to conclusion is approximately 6 months. The Petitioner must wait a period of 6 weeks and one day between the decree nisi (penultimate stage of divorce) and decree absolute (final decree) to make an application to dissolve the marriage/civil partnership.
If you have agreed a settlement in the form of a consent order then you must wait until after the decree nisi has been pronounced. If you have been unable to reach an agreement then you can apply for financial relief as soon as your petition has been issued. If you are considering applying for your decree absolute before settling finances then you should take legal advice before doing so as it can impact on financial benefits you acquire as a result of marriage. You are however still able to apply for financial relief if necessary after the marriage in most circumstances.
You now have to show you have considered mediation before issuing proceedings. There are some exceptions, although you will normally at least have to attend a meeting called a MIAM with a mediator to discuss mediation. Mediation involves the use of a neutral and qualified third party mediator to enable parties to reach a consensus through a series of meetings concerning their financial or children matters. Legal advice from a solicitor can be referred to whilst engaging in this process.
What is a fair and reasonable division of assets on divorce/dissolution of civil partnership depends according to your individual circumstances. Matrimonial law in the UK is tailor made and handcrafted to the facts of each individual case and there are no hard and fast rules to determine provision of assets as no two given cases are the same. When deciding what is fair, the court will have full regard to the checklist at s.25 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973. Of particular importance will be the needs of any dependent children, whose welfare will be of paramount consideration to the court before exploring your respective needs. Before advice can be given, a detailed investigation into the parties financial position s and needs will have to be undertaken.
Not necessarily. The Court does use equality as a starting point for considering what would be a fair distribution of assets, but then can depart from that when considering a number of factors, including your respective needs, and those of any children, and the factors set out in s.25 Matrimonial Causes Act 1973
No, there is not. There are laws relating to jointly owned property or property jointly contributed towards, and for financial provision for unmarried couples with children, but there is no such thing as a common law marriage. You should take legal advice regarding these issues.
Our straightforward and innovative approach is welcomed by clients and is demonstrated by our solicitors’ involvement with other professional organisations. Clients are assured of expert representation by lawyers who will fearlessly fight their corner while sharing the firm’s child-centred ethos and promoting alternative dispute resolution where appropriate.