PERSONAL

Family Law

Few experiences are more significant - or potentially more traumatic - for an individual than the breakdown of family relationships either within or outside marriage. It is therefore all the more vital to achieve a swift and satisfactory resolution of disputes over matters ranging from the future of children to the division of family assets. Fletcher & Lawson is committed to helping clients to resolve these and other issues, however difficult they may be.

Our firm can advise on the preparation of separation agreements, divorce and other family proceedings, and all matters related to these processes. This can include resolving questions such as where children will live in future and how their contact with non-resident parents is regulated. The range of issues also includes the division of family assets, be they the matrimonial home, pensions and other investments or a family business.

A careful and structured approach to all these matters, such as that offered by Fletcher & Lawson, is not only desirable for the preservation of a working relationship following family breakdown but also helps to avoid adverse tax consequences which can result if a transfer of assets is mistimed.