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Family solicitors you can trust in Bournemouth
- The UK’s largest law firm dedicated to family matters
- Offering a tailored, empathetic approach to support your circumstances
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At Stowe family law we are committed to supporting you with empathy and understanding, taking the strain through difficult times while making family law easier to grasp through a tailored service specific to your circumstances.
Contact us
You can call us from 8:30am – 7pm, Monday to Friday and 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Please note that all in-office appointments are by pre-arrangement only.
Office address
Stowe Family Law LLP
25 Basepoint Business Centre
Aviation Business Park
Enterprise Close
Christchurch
BH23 6NX
Postal address
Stowe Family Law LLP
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Yorkshire House
Greek Street
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LS1 5SH
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Our team of Bournemouth family lawyers
Successful divorce lawyers & family solicitors in Bournemouth
The Bournemouth family law team is well-versed in the complications that people and families confront when dealing with a family law matter, particularly when it comes to divorce. We are continuously assisting clients in resolving complicated financial concerns involving various assets, as well as providing guidance on child living arrangements and how they spend their time with parents post-divorce. Our staff is quickly establishing a reputation as not just the top family lawyers in Bournemouth, but also the best solicitors in Dorset.
Our Bournemouth clientele range from high-net-worth families with large assets, income, and investments to professional families and stay-at-home parents.
Family Law Solicitors Bournemouth
Our family law solicitors are here to assist with any family dispute or family breakdown, we protect business assets as well as dealing with prenuptial agreement cases, postnuptial agreements, high net worth clients and financial settlements. We take a non confrontational approach and provide the best legal advice for the desired outcome. Take our family law advice when it comes to your family.
Bournemouth Family Law Team
We pride ourselves on helping with all family matters. Whether that be family law cases, helping with accounts and family businesses, assisting a relationship breakdown or unmarried couples, even providing expert advice for sensitive topics such as domestic violence and domestic abuse.
Stowe Family Law’s offices across the South East of England feature award-winning lawyers ranked by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. Known for their compassion, empathy, and expertise, they work tirelessly to achieve positive outcomes for their clients. The team specialises in all areas of family law, including divorce, financial matters, complex children law, prenuptial agreements, TOLATA, international cases, and modern family issues. Committed to client support, they ensure every client is matched with the right lawyer for their needs, providing exceptional service.
Helping you before, during and after separation
We have extensive expertise advising and representing clients in all facets of family law, with a special emphasis on resolving complex financial issues and preserving children’s welfare throughout a separation or divorce. Our clients range from high-net-worth people with complicated financial situations to local professionals with simpler issues.
Asset safeguarding
Our family lawyers in Bournemouth work hand in hand with our in-house accountancy team to provide the best representation and outcome, whether you want to protect your fortune or guarantee your financial future is secure.
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Liza Gatrell has provided an excellent service. She has always sought to maintain a supportive, reasonable approach with the clear aim of resolving our matter.
Your impact on our lives has been instrumental, lasting and we will not forget it.
To Liza, I just want to say thank you so much for all your support and advice throughout the year. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without you.
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Just a little note to all to say a big THANK YOU for making the ride a bit easier with your kindness and reassurance (which was very much needed and appreciated). I’m looking forward to this new chapter in my life and without your assistance I wouldn’t be at this point! Once again thank you so much. With love and appreciation.
I am very grateful for all your help. I’ve never been in this situation before and it makes it very challenging when the other party is making unreasonable requests.
Visit our family law solicitors in Bournemouth
We can be found at 25 Basepoint Business Centre located in the Aviation Business Park, near to Bournemouth International Airport. There is plenty of on-site parking if drive around to the rear of the business centre.
Easily accessible from the South of England, we give expert guidance on divorce and separation to clients in Bournemouth, across the county of Dorset as well as Poole, Christchurch, Wareham, Ringwood, Milford on Sea and other surrounding areas.
You can call our phone lines are open from 8:30am – 7pm, Monday to Friday.
and 9am – 5pm on Saturday and Sunday.
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Understanding what you're going through
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Making family law easier to grasp
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Helping to take the strain
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Tailoring our services for you and your circumstances
Achieving the best outcome for you
Taking the initial step in requesting legal counsel is frequently the most difficult. Separation, child custody, and maintenance are all significant things, and the attitude you take and decisions you make now will most certainly effect your life for years to come.
When you initially meet with your divorce lawyer, they will focus on knowing your situation, which will include family structure and finances, separation circumstances, and desired outcomes. You will then be instructed on the legal processes, routes, and solutions available to assist you in achieving your goals.
Apart from giving you direction, we aim for every client to walk away from the initial appointment with a clear plan and feeling calmer and confident, whether it be a separation, divorce, child or financial matter, or all of the above. This approach will increase your chances of achieving your goals and avoiding delays in the divorce process.
The first appointment is also an opportunity for you to decide if you want to entrust your case to us and the divorce solicitor giving you that initial advice. The first appointment will typically cover things like:
Achieving the best outcome for you
Taking the initial step in requesting legal counsel is frequently the most difficult. Separation, child custody, and maintenance are all significant things, and the attitude you take and decisions you make now will most certainly effect your life for years to come.
When you initially meet with your divorce lawyer, they will focus on knowing your situation, which will include family structure and finances, separation circumstances, and desired outcomes. You will then be instructed on the legal processes, routes, and solutions available to assist you in achieving your goals.
Apart from giving you direction, we aim for every client to walk away from the initial appointment with a clear plan and feeling calmer and confident, whether it be a separation, divorce, child or financial matter, or all of the above. This approach will increase your chances of achieving your goals and avoiding delays in the divorce process.
The first appointment is also an opportunity for you to decide if you want to entrust your case to us and the divorce solicitor giving you that initial advice. The first appointment will typically cover things like:
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Starting the divorce process
The person initiating the divorce submits a divorce application to the court and is thereafter known as the Applicant. If your ex-partner has already done that, then you will be referred to as the Respondent. The divorce process requires different actions of Applicants and Respondents at different times, and there are strategic implications for both, especially if one of you lives overseas.
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How long your divorce is likely to take
In England & Wales, for straightforward divorce cases, the process can take between 6 – 8 months. On average, the whole process takes approximately one year. Longer than 12 months is common for cases where there are drawn out disagreements on child and financial matters. It is impossible to predict exactly how long a divorce will take, though a good a divorce lawyer will help give you an educated estimate.
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How much your divorce is likely to cost
In England & Wales, a divorce costs £612 for the application, plus any solicitor fees and court fees (if applicable). Going to court tends to make divorce more expensive due to court, barrister and additional solicitor fees.
The cleanest and most cost-effective divorces are those where both parties reach an agreement on how to divorce including arrangements for children and the division of assets. Doing so will minimise the amount of solicitor time and the possibility of litigation in court.
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Who gets the children in a divorce
Child arrangements depend largely on what the family decides, the suitability of each parent, the child’s wishes and where applicable, the ruling of a family court Judge. Resulting arrangements can include sole custody, where one parent is the sole caretaker of the child, joint custody and third-party custody where a third party such as a grandparent becomes responsible for the child’s welfare.
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Your entitlement to the family home
As a starting point in a divorce, assets are split 50:50. As the family home is often the largest asset in the matrimonial pot, then it is common for it to be split between the parties. If a family has other assets, then the house could be given to one party and the other assets to the other. Children are another factor that affects financial arrangements during a divorce. To answer this question accurately, a comprehensive understanding will be required of your family finances.
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