Divorce

Our friendly, professional divorce solicitors in Hammersmith can guide you through the entire process, helping your divorce proceed as swiftly and smoothly as possible whilst ensuring a fair outcome for you and your loved ones.

We can help with everything from initiating and responding to divorce proceedings, to sorting out your finances and agreeing the arrangements for children. We also advise unmarried couples on separation, dissolution of civil partnerships and same- sex divorces.

Wherever possible, we will help you sort out your divorce without the need for court proceedings, keeping conflict and upset to a minimum. However, we have a strong track record of representing clients in divorce court hearings, so can offer our skills and expertise to get the best possible outcome for your divorce, no matter what approach is needed.

For compassionate, expert guidance on dealing with divorce, you can contact our family law team – Primrose Hudson and Susanna Russell – now by calling 020 8735 9770 or email our family department on info@hpwsolicitors.co.uk.

How we can help you with your divorce

Initiating divorce proceedings

We can help you prepare and submit your divorce application, ensuring all of the details are filled out correctly and that there are no mistakes or other issues that could hold up the divorce process.

Our divorce solicitors can advise you on the most suitable process for you to ensure your application will be accepted by a court while minimising the chances of delay.

Responding to divorce proceedings

If your spouse has initiated divorce proceedings, we can advise you on preparing your acknowledgment of service.

Joint applications

Under the current No Fault Divorce law, you can make a joint divorce application together with your spouse. If you and your spouse are amicable, and wish to apply for a divorce jointly we can represent the both of you.

How we can help you with the financial side of divorce

Financial Remedy Orders by Consent

In most cases, our divorce solicitors in Hammersmith can help you to agree a financial settlement with your ex-spouse through solicitor negotiations. They will also suggest that you try mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods, such as Arbitration and Private FDR’s.

This approach typically allows you to resolve the financial aspects of your divorce faster and at a lower cost, while helping to keep things more amicable.

Financial Remedy proceedings at Court

Where you cannot agree a financial settlement by agreement, or feel this approach is not appropriate, we can represent you in divorce court proceedings to help you secure a financial order.

We have extensive experience dealing with complex assets, such as company and business interests, pensions, overseas assets, shares and investments, so can ensure your case is prepared and presented effectively to help you secure the best available outcome.

Interpretation of pre-nuptial agreements

An increasing number of couples now enter into pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. Although pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements are not fully legally binding, they will have an impact on the financial settlement on divorce.

Our divorce solicitors regularly advise clients on the interpretation of pre-nuptial agreements and post-nuptial agreements, so we will be happy to guide you through relying on or challenging either type of agreement during divorce proceedings.

Common questions about divorce & finances

What assets are included in financial settlements?

The range of assets that can be considered during divorce include:

• Income
• Savings
• Property
• Shares & investments
• Pensions
• Business assets
• Any other significant assets owned by either party

Why our Hammersmith divorce solicitors are the right choice for you

Our divorce law solicitors have been helping clients to achieve fair financial agreements for decades, including under the most difficult circumstances. This experience, combined with our strong skills in negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) allows us to help you achieve the right outcome for you, faster and with less stress.

Our team includes members of Resolution, a network of family lawyers committed to removing unnecessary conflict from divorce. We also boast strong experience with divorce court proceedings, so can offer the best approach for your circumstances, no matter how challenging.

Our firm have the benefit of a Conveyancing Quality Scheme (CQS) accredited Residential Property team, who can assist with matters such as selling and transferring ownership of property which often form a key part of divorce financial settlements.

Speak to our divorce financial settlement solicitors in Hammersmith

For compassionate, expert guidance on dealing with divorce, you can contact our family law team now by calling 020 8735 9770 or email our family department on info@hpwsolicitors.co.uk.