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Relationship Breakdown & Divorce

A Law Firm For Life

A relationship breakdown can be a distressing and traumatic experience. It can leave us feeling vulnerable, confused, and reluctant to seek outside advice.

Irwin Mitchell offers a team of highly experienced Family Law professionals. We deliver sensitive, expert and pragmatic advice, helping you to deal with the situation in as straightforward and stress-free a way as possible.

Experts In Family Law

As well as Irwin Mitchell's renowned legal expertise, we also understand how difficult the process may be for you. We will take every measure possible to make the process easier, while at the same time looking after your interests.

Irwin Mitchell has one of the largest Family Law teams in England, handling hundreds of family law cases each year. This means we have experience in all areas, including:

Divorce cases
Civil Partnerships
Children cases
Cohabitee cases
Pre-nuptial agreements

Our Family Law team includes Resolution accredited specialists, trained Collaborative lawyers, trained Family Mediators, members of the Law Society Children Panel and specialists in International law.

We will also help you access a wide variety of experts who can offer additional support:

Working With Irwin Mitchell

Irwin Mitchell is one of the UK's most successful and respected law firms. Offering expert legal guidance for individual clients, we are also the law firm of choice for many financial institutions in providing legal services to their customers.

We provide clear, straightforward advice and a professional, proactive service. When needed, we will fight fearlessly to protect your interests and those of your loved ones.

Whatever the circumstances, our commitment to our clients is simple - a law firm for life.

Irwin Mitchell offer a range of fixed fee online divorce packages through our dedicated website AboutDivorce.co.uk.

Further Information About Our Services

For an initial discussion, with no obligation, call 0870 1500 100 or send us an online enquiry.

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Claim for Negligent Matrimonial Proceedings

Liz Norris acted for Mr Knight in pursuing his former solicitors for negligence in the handling of his matrimonial proceedings.

Mr Knight had agreed monthly maintenance payments for his ex-wife and two children. Unfortunately, he was made redundant and overnight his financial circumstances changed dramatically, so much so that he was unable to continue to pay maintenance at the agreed levels. He agreed with his ex-wife that all maintenance payments would be suspended for a period to enable him the time to find alternative employment and improve his financial position. They both instructed solicitors as to the terms of this agreement and an order was drawn up. Unfortunately, Mr Knight's solicitors failed to ensure the order was approved by the court. This had the consequence that his ex-wife could (and did) apply to the magistrate’s court to enforce payment of maintenance for the period that they had agreed payments would be suspended.

Consequently, Mr Knight was left in an extremely difficult situation and was left having to pay a substantial sum by way of maintenance despite having agreed that it would not be payable.

Liz successfully negotiated for Mr Knight a payment from his former solicitors that represented a significant proportion of the additional maintenance that he had become responsible for.

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