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Our family law services are oen required at mes of stress, with emoons running high and when you are likely to be facing uncertainty amid life-changing circumstances.Our specialist family lawyers have vast experience in these situaons and will give you the clear, pragmac and praccal advice that you need. We will empower you, help you to understand your opons, and guide you towards the best decisions for you and your family. We can support you every step of the way.We understand the strain of worrying about your children, the nancial landscape, or general uncertainty about what the future will look like. These are incredibly challenging times. We are here to help.
Our family law services are oen required at mes of stress, with emoons running high and when you are likely to be facing uncertainty amid life-changing circumstances.Our specialist family lawyers have vast experience in these situaons and will give you the clear, pragmac and praccal advice that you need. We will empower you, help you to understand your opons, and guide you towards the best decisions for you and your family. We can support you every step of the way.We understand the strain of worrying about your children, the nancial landscape, or general uncertainty about what the future will look like. These are incredibly challenging times. We are here to help.
We can advise on issues aecng every kind of family – from the breakdown of an unmarried cohabing relaonship, divorce or issues concerning the arrangements for your children. We can also advise on wealth protecon at the outset, end or during a relaonship. We regularly support clients with the following family law maers:• Divorce, dissoluon and separaon• Financial arrangements on divorce or separaon including pensions, businesses and trusts• Emergency nancial remedies• Arrangements for children• Other issues concerning children, including decision making and internaonal issues• Advice for same sex couples, including Civil Partnerships • Advice for parents and grandparents• Cohabitaon agreements when unmarried couples live together• Domesc abuse, injuncons and other protecve measures• Pre/Post Nupal Agreements• Enforcement of orders and agreements• Varying or appealing exisng orders or agreementsWe can assist with any of these issues in a range of ways, so please speak to us about:• Independent legal advice• Mediaon• Assessment & Informaon Meengs (including MIAMs)• One Lawyer Support• Round table meengs• Early Neutral Evaluaon / Private FDR• Arbitraon• Representaon at courtOur services“Team head, Paul Linsell, has Resolution accredited expertise in work relating to unmarried couples and in dealing with complex nancial matters for high-net-worth individuals on divorce.”
We can advise on issues aecng every kind of family – from the breakdown of an unmarried cohabing relaonship, divorce or issues concerning the arrangements for your children. We can also advise on wealth protecon at the outset, end or during a relaonship. We regularly support clients with the following family law maers:• Divorce, dissoluon and separaon• Financial arrangements on divorce or separaon including pensions, businesses and trusts• Emergency nancial remedies• Arrangements for children• Other issues concerning children, including decision making and internaonal issues• Advice for same sex couples, including Civil Partnerships • Advice for parents and grandparents• Cohabitaon agreements when unmarried couples live together• Domesc abuse, injuncons and other protecve measures• Pre/Post Nupal Agreements• Enforcement of orders and agreements• Varying or appealing exisng orders or agreementsWe can assist with any of these issues in a range of ways, so please speak to us about:• Independent legal advice• Mediaon• Assessment & Informaon Meengs (including MIAMs)• One Lawyer Support• Round table meengs• Early Neutral Evaluaon / Private FDR• Arbitraon• Representaon at courtOur services“Team head, Paul Linsell, has Resolution accredited expertise in work relating to unmarried couples and in dealing with complex nancial matters for high-net-worth individuals on divorce.”
We consider legal experse and experience should be a given with any family law service. Here is what sets us apart:SensibleWe are proud of our reputaon for resolving maers in sensible, pragmac and creave ways. Our team are all members of Resoluon, a naonal organisaon of family lawyers, commied to dealing with family maers in a construcve manner. We will help you avoid court wherever possible and are well versed in all out of court processes. Where court is required, we will act robustly but empathecally and no maer what process is used we will ensure that you progress in as cost-eecve and ecient a manner as possible. BespokeWe are not a one size ts all service. We will get to know you and your family, understand what you need and then adapt accordingly. We know the importance of being a trusted advisor and will ensure you have understood your opons, help you balance the decisions to be taken and work with you to develop a strategy to help you achieve your objecves. We tailor our service to you, ensuring we adapt to take account of your preferences, your circumstances, and your budget. HolisticWe go beyond the applicaon of legal principles by working closely with a broad network of professionals, ensuring you get the support you need, when you need it. This can include emoonal support such as counselling or coaching, nancial and tax advice, or other specialised services for both you and your family.As part of a full-service law rm, we also draw on experse from other legal areas to cover all aspects of your needs. Whether seeking guidance from our Special Educaonal Needs team for children’s arrangements, consulng our Business Services team for corporate maers, or collaborang with our Wills, Trusts, and Property teams to secure your future, we provide comprehensive soluons tailored to each client’s circumstances.Our approach“Nicola Weeks also has specialist accreditation in relation to nancial matters following divorce and arrangements for children.”
We consider legal experse and experience should be a given with any family law service. Here is what sets us apart:SensibleWe are proud of our reputaon for resolving maers in sensible, pragmac and creave ways. Our team are all members of Resoluon, a naonal organisaon of family lawyers, commied to dealing with family maers in a construcve manner. We will help you avoid court wherever possible and are well versed in all out of court processes. Where court is required, we will act robustly but empathecally and no maer what process is used we will ensure that you progress in as cost-eecve and ecient a manner as possible. BespokeWe are not a one size ts all service. We will get to know you and your family, understand what you need and then adapt accordingly. We know the importance of being a trusted advisor and will ensure you have understood your opons, help you balance the decisions to be taken and work with you to develop a strategy to help you achieve your objecves. We tailor our service to you, ensuring we adapt to take account of your preferences, your circumstances, and your budget. HolisticWe go beyond the applicaon of legal principles by working closely with a broad network of professionals, ensuring you get the support you need, when you need it. This can include emoonal support such as counselling or coaching, nancial and tax advice, or other specialised services for both you and your family.As part of a full-service law rm, we also draw on experse from other legal areas to cover all aspects of your needs. Whether seeking guidance from our Special Educaonal Needs team for children’s arrangements, consulng our Business Services team for corporate maers, or collaborang with our Wills, Trusts, and Property teams to secure your future, we provide comprehensive soluons tailored to each client’s circumstances.Our approach“Nicola Weeks also has specialist accreditation in relation to nancial matters following divorce and arrangements for children.”
We are commied to providing exceponal legal services that come with completely transparent informaon on legal fees. Legal funding options Private FundingPrivate funding is a common method for covering legal costs met by you personally, whether that be through income or savings. We provide regular cost updates and esmates to help you plan and manage your budget eecvely.Private BorrowingYou may also consider private borrowing, either through personal loans or from third pares such as family or friends. We advise you to consult with a nancial advisor before entering into any loan agreement to ensure it aligns with your nancial situaon. We can also advise you on how such borrowing may be treated in a divorce.Specialist LoansSpecialist legal fees loans are designed to help individuals nance certain types of legal assistance; oen but not exclusively court proceedings (they are somemes referred to as ‘ligaon loans’). This type of funding can cover the enrety of your legal fees, including solicitor fees, court costs and any expert or third-party fees. Unlike tradional loans, repayment of a ligaon loan is usually deferred unl your case is resolved, with interest usually accruing on the monies that have been drawn down from the loan. Our team can guide you through the requirements and process of securing a ligaon loan from reputable lenders that specialise in family law cases. Legal Services Payment Orders (LSPO’s)In some family law cases, parcularly those involving divorce and nancial disputes, the court may order a Legal Services Payment Order (LSPO). This order mandates one party (i.e. your spouse) to provide nancial assistance to the other to meet their legal fees, ensuring that both pares have equal access to legal representaon. This is however a last resort as the court must be sased that you have exhausted all other means of funding opons. Our team can advise you on this further if appropriate.Legal aid/public funding If eligible, legal aid can help towards your legal fees. However, legal aid is only available in limited circumstances in family law maers and is subject to both a means and merits test. You may also have to pay back some of the costs in certain scenarios. Unfortunately, we do not oer Legal Aid, but if you believe you may be eligible, we can direct you to other rms that oer this service. There are dierent ways to fund your legal fees, and these are detailed below:We will work with you to nd the most suitable and cost-eecve soluon to meet your needs, ensuring that nancial concerns do not prevent you from resolving your family needs. We will explain and discuss our fees and the opons available to you from the outset and throughout your maer. We will provide regular detailed cost esmates and cost updates to help you plan and manage your nances.
We are commied to providing exceponal legal services that come with completely transparent informaon on legal fees. Legal funding options Private FundingPrivate funding is a common method for covering legal costs met by you personally, whether that be through income or savings. We provide regular cost updates and esmates to help you plan and manage your budget eecvely.Private BorrowingYou may also consider private borrowing, either through personal loans or from third pares such as family or friends. We advise you to consult with a nancial advisor before entering into any loan agreement to ensure it aligns with your nancial situaon. We can also advise you on how such borrowing may be treated in a divorce.Specialist LoansSpecialist legal fees loans are designed to help individuals nance certain types of legal assistance; oen but not exclusively court proceedings (they are somemes referred to as ‘ligaon loans’). This type of funding can cover the enrety of your legal fees, including solicitor fees, court costs and any expert or third-party fees. Unlike tradional loans, repayment of a ligaon loan is usually deferred unl your case is resolved, with interest usually accruing on the monies that have been drawn down from the loan. Our team can guide you through the requirements and process of securing a ligaon loan from reputable lenders that specialise in family law cases. Legal Services Payment Orders (LSPO’s)In some family law cases, parcularly those involving divorce and nancial disputes, the court may order a Legal Services Payment Order (LSPO). This order mandates one party (i.e. your spouse) to provide nancial assistance to the other to meet their legal fees, ensuring that both pares have equal access to legal representaon. This is however a last resort as the court must be sased that you have exhausted all other means of funding opons. Our team can advise you on this further if appropriate.Legal aid/public funding If eligible, legal aid can help towards your legal fees. However, legal aid is only available in limited circumstances in family law maers and is subject to both a means and merits test. You may also have to pay back some of the costs in certain scenarios. Unfortunately, we do not oer Legal Aid, but if you believe you may be eligible, we can direct you to other rms that oer this service. There are dierent ways to fund your legal fees, and these are detailed below:We will work with you to nd the most suitable and cost-eecve soluon to meet your needs, ensuring that nancial concerns do not prevent you from resolving your family needs. We will explain and discuss our fees and the opons available to you from the outset and throughout your maer. We will provide regular detailed cost esmates and cost updates to help you plan and manage your nances.
Meet the teamPaul Linsell Partner & Mediator plinsell@ boyesturner.com 07384 117 695Lizzie Dravnieks Solicitor ldravnieks@ boyesturner.com 01184 676 553Nicola Weeks Senior Associate nweeks@ boyesturner.com 01184 022 577Bethany Rowe Paralegal browe@ boyesturner.com 01189 676 542Jessica O’Shea White Paralegal josheawhite@ boyesturner.com 01189 527 176What our clients say about our family law team: “I have valued their kindness and consideration very much. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.” “I was and continue to be very impressed with the professionalism and knowledge Boyes Turner had when dealing with my case.” “Excellent and clear advice in a friendly and direct manner which was crucial.” “A team you want in your corner. Thank you ever so much again.” “My life has changed because of you. Can’t thank you enough.” “I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to anyone requiring specialist advice.” “An absolute pleasure to deal with.”Our reviews
Meet the teamPaul Linsell Partner & Mediator plinsell@ boyesturner.com 07384 117 695Lizzie Dravnieks Solicitor ldravnieks@ boyesturner.com 01184 676 553Nicola Weeks Senior Associate nweeks@ boyesturner.com 01184 022 577Bethany Rowe Paralegal browe@ boyesturner.com 01189 676 542Jessica O’Shea White Paralegal josheawhite@ boyesturner.com 01189 527 176What our clients say about our family law team: “I have valued their kindness and consideration very much. I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to recommend.” “I was and continue to be very impressed with the professionalism and knowledge Boyes Turner had when dealing with my case.” “Excellent and clear advice in a friendly and direct manner which was crucial.” “A team you want in your corner. Thank you ever so much again.” “My life has changed because of you. Can’t thank you enough.” “I certainly wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to anyone requiring specialist advice.” “An absolute pleasure to deal with.”Our reviews
The power of partnershipAt Boyes Turner, we are exceponally proud of our long-term relaonships both with our clients and with each other across our teams. Our clients directly benet from our close working relaonships and supporve connecons as well as the depth of experience we have across our people.• Wills, trusts and probate• Residenal property• Special educaonal needs• Court of protecon• Community care• Private immigraon• Notary public services• Personal injury• Mesothelioma and asbestos disease claims• Medical negligenceOur wider teams can also help you with:
The power of partnershipAt Boyes Turner, we are exceponally proud of our long-term relaonships both with our clients and with each other across our teams. Our clients directly benet from our close working relaonships and supporve connecons as well as the depth of experience we have across our people.• Wills, trusts and probate• Residenal property• Special educaonal needs• Court of protecon• Community care• Private immigraon• Notary public services• Personal injury• Mesothelioma and asbestos disease claims• Medical negligenceOur wider teams can also help you with:
“My life has changed because of you...”
“My life has changed because of you...”
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