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Family law

Putting you and your family first

At Prettys, the Family Law team provides a bespoke service suited to your needs and individual situation.

Our family solicitors in Chelmsford and Ipswich understand that family issues involve complex emotions, even in amicable circumstances, and that relationship breakdown can be traumatic. As experienced divorce solicitors, we are committed to resolving disputes in a sensitive way, preserving the dignity of all those involved but with acceptable outcomes.

The Family Law team at Prettys can advise you on many aspects of family law including:

  • Attending Court
  • Change of Name
  • Child Maintenance
  • Child Arrangements
  • Civil Partnerships and Same Sex Relationships
  • Dividing Financial Assets
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Financial Claims
  • Foreign Marriages and Divorce
  • Grandparents' Rights
  • Judicial Separation
  • Living Together
  • MIAMS
  • Parental Responsibility
  • Pensions
  • Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements
  • Property Ownership and Wills on Separation
  • Specific Issues Concerning Children
  • Starting a Relationship
  • Styles of Dispute Resolution
  • Telling the Children
  • Unmarried Parents' Financial Claims for Children

All of the solicitors in the department are members of Resolution, the national organisation of family lawyers who are committed to resolving disputes in a non-confrontational way. We also subscribe to Resolution’s Code of Practice and believe that family law disputes should be dealt with in a constructive way designed to encourage agreements.

Members

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Matthew Clemence

Victoria Mayhew