Family solicitors handle divorce and dissolution, financial settlements, child arrangements, prenuptial agreements and domestic abuse protection.
This page lists every family law firm in the LegalChoice directory. Each is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and displays its SRA number, so you can check any firm on the official register before instructing. Send one free enquiry describing your situation — divorce, child arrangements, a financial settlement — and it reaches every family law firm covering your county at once, with no repeat phone calls. Compare the firms below, read their profiles, and contact the ones you want to talk to.
Found 2 solicitors handling Family Law.
Cooper Stott Solicitors Ltd offers legal expertise across wills, probate & estate planning, conveyancing & property and family law & divorce, advising on matters such as Property | Family | Private Client, Property Law, Conveyancing Fees and Family Law. The firm combines sector knowledge with a personal service, guiding clients through each stage of their legal matter.
Aykley Vale Chambers Durham Road Aykley Heads
Durham · County Durham · DH1 5NE
SRA no. 615314
Freeman Johnson is a law firm practising primarily in commercial & corporate, litigation & dispute resolution, wills, probate & estate planning and family law & divorce, with services including Why Partnership Agreements are important, What the business is and how it operates, Civil Litigation and Trusted By. The firm handles both straightforward and complex cases with a practical, client-focused approach.
Victoria Road
Darlington · County Durham · DL1 5SP
SRA no. 71387
Common questions
Useful answers before you choose a solicitor.
An uncontested divorce in England and Wales typically takes between six and twelve months from application to final order. The timetable is driven less by the divorce itself than by sorting out financial arrangements, which can run longer if pensions, property or business assets are disputed.
Usually not. Most parents reach an agreement through negotiation or mediation, and a solicitor can formalise it in a consent order. Court applications are the fallback where agreement is impossible or where a child's safety is at risk. Courts increasingly expect parents to have attempted mediation first.
There is no fixed formula. The court weighs needs, the welfare of any children, the length of the marriage, contributions and available resources, aiming for a fair outcome rather than an automatic 50/50 split. A solicitor will map your assets, pensions and income and negotiate from that evidence.
Legal aid still exists for family cases involving domestic abuse or the protection of children, subject to evidence and means tests. It is not generally available for ordinary divorce or private children disputes, so most people fund those privately or use mediation to keep costs down.