Family Law
Astute Legal Solicitors & Advocates offer alternative methods of dispute resolution such as mediation and collaborative family law services for clients who would rather try to resolve matters without having to go through the court system. Collaborative family law services aim to resolve things through structured, regular face-to-face meetings between both sides.
Specialist areas of family law:
The most common matters our family law solicitors advise on include (but not restricted to):
- Prenuptial / postnuptial agreements
- Cohabitation agreements or disputes
- International family law
- Issues relating to unmarried/same sex couples
- Annulments
- Divorce, separation and financial issues
- Family businesses
- Family trusts
- Ancillary relief
- Pension sharing
- Private children law, including parental responsibility, residence, contact,
parentage declaration - Child abduction and parental relocation abroad
- Child care, custody, child support
- CSA related issues
- Adoption
- Domestic violence/harassment
- Mediation
- Collaborative family law