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Warners Solicitors

Family/Matrimonial

UK Guide 2026 : The South

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Type of work handled

  • Financial remedy cases involving high-value assets and international issues
  • Protection and Preservation of Assets on marriage breakdown
  • Divorce / Judicial Separation
  • Nuptial Agreements, from hundreds of thousands to multi million pound assets involved
  • Private law children matters (living with orders/relocation/specific issues) involving parents and grandparents and advising on guardianship issues arising from recommendations from local authorities
  • Cohabitation disputes - including same sex couple disputes
  • Collaborative Law
  • Mediation

Categories of clients

  • Diverse range of clients predominantly based in Kent & London
  • Non-national clients with worldwide assets

Recent work highlights

  • Successfully setting aside Consent Order on the basis of non-disclosure and successfully defending a similar application
  • Securing an interim order for sale of the former matrimonial home
  • Acting in an acrimonious divorce with cross jurisdictional issues with a substantial property portfolio
  • Advising on a prenuptial agreement valued over £25m
  • Reported case in the High Court with favourable judgment from Mostyn LJ in complex enforcement case

Specialisations

  • Traditional litigation and Dispute Resolution
  • Matthew Aves - Trained Mediator
  • All lawyers are members of Resolution. Charles is a Resolution accredited specialist and Arbitrator.
  • In-house Trust specialist for cases involving complex Trust structures and also in-house accountants


Industries (1)

  • Private Clients / Individuals

Chambers Review

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Family/Matrimonial - The South

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Warners Solicitors represents clients on financial remedies and Children Act proceedings. with notable cross-border experience. It advises high net worth individuals on post-separation issues as well as wealth protection and nuptial agreements. In addition, the firm advises clients on an array of complex pension arrangements and trust structures. The team offers the full range of dispute resolution options, including mediation, from its offices in Tonbridge and Sevenoaks.

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Strengths

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  • I have found the firm to be excellent and have no doubts they can handle anything that is thrown at them.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK

  • Warners has a large team with experience at all levels and operates in a practical and client-centred way to focus on the main issues. It offers robust but sensible representation.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK

  • Warners Solicitors has significant value given its personal touch. There is always a range of solicitors available at Warners across a wide variety of areas.

    Family/Matrimonial respondentUK

Notable Practitioners

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  • Charles Tennant
    Charles Tennant

    Charles Tennant

    Charles Tennant handles both financial disputes and private children law cases arising in the context of divorce and separation.

    • Charles is always approachable and thorough. He is keen to progress cases in a manner that is appropriate for his clients and has a wealth of experience and knowledge.

      Family/Matrimonial respondentUK
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  • Matthew Aves
    Matthew Aves

    Matthew Aves

    Matthew Aves has a broad practice covering matrimonial finance and children law matters and is well equipped to advise on alternative dispute resolution.

    • Matthew Aves is very experienced.

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