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Family/Matrimonial | UK

Southampton and surrounds

Our Family/Matrimonial sections deal with issues surrounding the inception and breakdown of personal relationships. This includes the creation of pre-nuptial, civil partnership and cohabitation agreements relating to financial and property assets, the resolution of divorces or separations involving financial and property disputes, and the handling of matters relating to children in the context of divorce or separation. Public law proceedings related to children in care may also be included, as may work relating to surrogacy and fertility law.

All Departments profiles

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Band 1
  1. Paris Smith LLP
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    Paris Smith LLP
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 1 | 12 Years Ranked
    Paris Smith is a standout firm representing high net worth individuals in matrimonial disputes concerning trusts, inherited wealth and property, with additional expertise in drafting high-value nuptial agreements. The team also has experience in handling highly acrimonious private children matters. The firm offers litigation expertise and also provides mediation services for clients seeking an alternative, as well as collaboratively trained lawyers.
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Band 2
  1. Blake Morgan
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    Blake Morgan
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 2 | 10 Years Ranked
    Blake Morgan is a well-regarded family law practice offering alternative dispute resolution services as well as traditional litigation advice. It handles matrimonial finance and private children cases, including maintenance and relocation matters as well as international child abduction. The team is able to assist clients with both limited-asset cases and high net worth matters drawing on additional expertise from its employment, commercial and tax teams to aid clients where necessary.
  2. Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP
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    Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Ellis Jones Solicitors is a full-service offering advising on children-related disputes, including relocation and abduction, as well as handling Schedule 1 applications. The team also acts on matrimonial finance and disputes relating to commercial and property assets, as well as advising on the creation of nuptial agreements. It has a strong reputation in litigation as well as offering alternative dispute resolution options.
  3. Trethowans LLP
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    Trethowans LLP
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 2 | 12 Years Ranked
    Trethowans is a prominent firm with a robust matrimonial finance and children practice, offering both collaborative law and mediation services. It has extensive knowledge of property and pension assets as well as inherited wealth in the context of divorce and separation, and is able to assist on matters involving businesses and trusts. The firm advises clients on nuptial agreements. In addition, the team has expertise in a range of private children matters, including surrogacy, child arrangements and relocation cases.
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Band 3
  1. Lester Aldridge LLP
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    Lester Aldridge LLP
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 3 | 12 Years Ranked
    Lester Aldridge is a respected Bournemouth-based outfit offering a full family and matrimonial service. The firm regularly handles complex children cases and financial remedy proceedings. It is able to advise on nuptial agreements and civil partnership disputes, as well as cohabitation claims.
  2. Moore Barlow LLP
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    Moore Barlow LLP
    Family/Matrimonial
    2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Moore Barlow is a highly reputable outfit offering an impressive team of lawyers acting on high-value, complex financial disputes arising out of marriage or relationship breakdown. The team demonstrates particular experience in matters involving corporate assets, properties, inherited wealth and trusts both in the UK and offshore. It also acts on complex private law children cases with a particular focus on child arrangement orders and relocation cases. The firm has additional experience in high-value nuptial agreements, TOLATA proceedings and pension arrangements. The firm has offices in Guildford, Southampton and Woking.