Family Law Solicitors

LGBTQIA+ Families

Vanessa Friend
Vanessa Friend
Partner
Phoebe Hill
Phoebe Hill
Partner
Raj Bhattoa
Raj Bhattoa
Partner
Sarah Norma-Scott
Sarah Norman-Scott
Partner
Hannah Yellop
Hannah Yellop
Associate
Jessica Wells
Jessica Wells
Paralegal
Lauren Viegas
Lauren Viegas
Paralegal
Rebecca Coates
Rebecca Coates
Senior Associate

The various family law issues that impact the LGBTQIA+ community are wide-ranging although some of the legal issues are the same as heterosexual couples.

At Hodge Jones & Allen our team of dedicated LGBTQIA+ family lawyers understand the unique challenges that LGBTQIA+ individuals and families may face in family law matters, whether that is:

  • Same-sex parenting and parental rights
  • Marriage, civil partnership and pre-nuptial agreements
  • Cohabitation and cohabitation agreements
  • Divorce and civil partnership dissolution
  • Separation of unmarried partners
  • Surrogacy and fertility.

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What can a family solicitor help me with?

We offer clear, concise and personalised advice to help you achieve a successful outcome from family solicitors near you. Whatever your situation, our team can draw on over 45 years of experience to offer tailored advice. Some of the issues we can advise on include:

Divorce & Separation

We have a team of leading family solicitors in London, renowned for their compassionate nature when dealing with relationship breakdown and divorce. We’ll work closely with you to make sure the process is straightforward.

Civil Partnership

Our family law team advises on all legal issues relating to civil partnerships. Whether you need to draft a pre-civil-partnership agreement or if you are seeking advice on wills or dealing with dissolution and its outcomes, we know how to help.

Financial Provisions

There are many ways of reaching divorce finance settlements. With us, these include solicitor-led negotiations, round-table meetings and alternative dispute resolution methods like mediation and arbitration. Whichever route you take, our experienced family lawyers aim to help you reach a financial settlement with minimal stress and expense.

Cohabitation

Our family law team provides expert advice on disputes involving property ownership whether you are dealing with a disagreement between co-owners or seeking to establish an interest in someone else’s property our experienced family law team is here to help.

Premarital & Cohabitation Agreements

Our specialist family lawyers have been helping our clients for over 45 years. Drafting pre-nuptial and cohabitation agreements is an area of expertise; we’re here to ensure no important detail is missed.

Children

It is always best if parents can reach an agreement on arrangements for their children, on their own terms. However, we understand that this isn’t always possible. With the help of our family law solicitors near you, we can draft a parenting plan together. We’ll make sure that you reach a solution through mediation, arbitration and roundtable meetings if necessary.

Leave To Remove

If a parent wishes to relocate outside England and Wales, they will require the consent of all those who have parental responsibility for the child. If an agreement cannot be reached, the parent wishing to relocate will need to apply to Court for the Court’s permission. Our specialist family law solicitors have extensive experience in representing parents seeking to relocate and parents opposing the relocation. We’re here to help you find answers and solutions, with a sensitive and personalised approach at all times.

Domestic Abuse

Domestic violence affects people of all genders. It also affects children who are aware of or witness abusive behaviour. If you’d like to discuss legal protection for yourself and your children, our specialist domestic violence team will work with you in the strictest confidence to support you.

Family Meditation

The aim of mediation is to help people engage in discussions together, with an end goal to make the best possible arrangements for separation despite the circumstances for the family. Our family law solicitors in Liverpool and London know just how to make sure everyone is on the same page. We always work towards the fairest outcome.

Book your consultation with one of our leading Family Law solicitors
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